Assessment of Serum Zinc Levels of Patients with Thalassemia Compared to Their Siblings

Assessment of Serum Zinc Levels of Patients with Thalassemia Compared to Their Siblings

Zinc (Zn) is essential for appropriate growth and proper immune function, both of which may be impaired in thalassemia children. Factors that can affect serum Zn levels in these patients may be related to their disease or treatment or nutritional causes. We assessed the serum Zn levels of children w...

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Main Authors: Mohamed El Missiry, Mohamed Hamed Hussein, Sadaf Khalid, Naila Yaqub, Sarah Khan, Fatima Itrat, Cornelio Uderzo, Lawrence Faulkner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Anemia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/125452
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