Serum ferritin underestimates liver iron concentration in transfusion independent thalassemia patients as compared to regularly transfused thalassemia and sickle cell patients

Zahra Pakbaz, Roland Fischer, Ellen Fung, Peter Nielsen, Paul Harmatz, Elliott Vichinsky

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)329-332
Number of pages4
JournalPediatric Blood and Cancer
Volume49
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2007
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Hematology
  • Oncology

Keywords

  • Ferritin
  • Liver iron concentration
  • Sickle cell
  • Thalassemia

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