Does absolute excess of alpha chains compromise the benefit of splenectomy in patients with thalassemia intermedia?
Haematologica
.
2012 Jan;97(1):151-3.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2011.046730.
Epub 2011 Oct 11.
Authors
Giovanna Graziadei
,
Chiara Refaldi
,
Wilma Barcellini
,
Claudia Cesaretti
,
Elena Cassinero
,
Khaled M Musallam
,
Maria Domenica Cappellini
PMID:
21993684
PMCID:
PMC3248946
DOI:
10.3324/haematol.2011.046730
No abstract available
Publication types
Case Reports
Letter
MeSH terms
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sibling Relations
Splenectomy*
Young Adult
alpha-Globins / genetics*
alpha-Globins / metabolism
beta-Thalassemia / genetics*
beta-Thalassemia / surgery*
Substances
alpha-Globins