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.
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