The effect of blood transfusion on serum hepcidin levels in chronically transfused patients of β-thalassemia major: An observational study in a tertiary care centre in Western Maharashtra
INTRODUCTION: Hepcidin is the key regulator of systemic iron homeostasis. In iron-loading anemias, hepcidin levels are regulated by opposite forces of erythropoiesis and iron overload. In β-thalassemia major patients, transfusions are the predominant cause of iron overload; in such chronically trans...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-01-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Transfusion Science |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ajts.ajts_160_22 |
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