Endocrinopathies in beta-thalassemia major. Prevalence, risk factors, and age at diagnosis in Northwest Saudi Arabia.

…, MM Morsy, AM Al-Harbi, AS Osilan… - Saudi medical …, 2013 - europepmc.org
Objective To define the prevalence, risk factors, and age at diagnosis of endocrinopathies in
beta-thalassemia major (BTM) in Northwest Saudi Arabia. Methods This retrospective cross-…

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of sickle cell anemia and thalassemia among anemic patients of Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, KSA

H Faidah, M Samy, AA Tashkandi - … Biotechnology Research Asia, 2013 - biotech-asia.org
… provinces, where the b S is linked to the Benin haplotype, and the Gg/Ag ratio is low, … This
study showed that the Hb S gene occurs frequently in the province of Makkah and there is an …

[PDF][PDF] GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY IN SHORT STATURE CHILDREN WITH β-THALASSEMIA MAJOR

FH Abdullah, MA Maatook11, AJ Hendi - 2021 - researchgate.net
… like Beta-thalassemia major, one of the main causes is dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary
axis, this … In conclusion, GH deficiency is a common complication in β-thalassemia major. …

Prevalence of Hypothyroidism, Hypoparathyroidism and Delayed Puberty in Children with β-Thalassemia Major

J Jerome - 2015 - search.proquest.com
… A significant increase in the prevalence of endocrine complications with increase in age is
seen in this study. Early age (from 6 years) of onset of endocrine complications is noticed in …