Chelation therapy with desferrioxamine does not normalize ferritin level but attenuates oxidative damage and improves total antioxidant level in Malaysian Chinese beta-thalassaemia major patients

Beta-thalassaemia major causes severe anaemia and patients with it may be transfusion-dependent for life. Regular blood transfusions cause iron-overload that leads to oxidative damage which can hasten mortality. The objective of this research was to study the oxidant-antioxidant indices in beta-thal...

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Main Authors: Kuppusamy, U.R., Tan, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/3706/1/Chelation_therapy_with_Desferrioxamine_does_not_normalize_ferritin_level.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/3706/
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