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Long-term survival of patients with thalassemia major has been improved by regular transfusion and chelation therapy [1]. However, multiple endocrine disturbances, including thyroid dysfunction, attributed to the chronic transfusional iron overload and causing morbidity and mortality in thalassemic patients are still a major problem [2, 3]. The purpose of the present study was to determine the incidence of pituitary-thyroid dysfunction and its relationship to various clinical and laboratory measurements in thalassemic patients.
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Tutar, H.E., Öcal, G., Akar, N., Arcasoy, A. (1995). Pituitary-Thyroid Function in Children with β-Thalassemia major. In: Andò, S., Brancati, C. (eds) Endocrine Disorders in Thalassemia. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2183-9_21
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