Mara Carsote, Cristina Vasiliu, Alexandra Ioana Trandafir, Simona Elena Albu, Mihai-Cristian Dumitrascu, Adelina Popa, Claudia Mehedintu, Razvan-Cosmin Petca, Aida Petca, Florica Sandru
Beta-thalassemia (BTH), a recessively inherited haemoglobin (Hb) disorder, causes iron overload (IO), extra-medullary haematopoiesis and bone marrow expansion with major clinical impact. The main objective of this review is to address endocrine components (including aspects of reproductive health as fertility potential and pregnancy outcome) in major beta-thalassemia patients, a complex panel known as thalassemic endocrine disease (TED). We included English, full-text articles based on PubMed research (January 2017-June 2022)...
August 9, 2022: Diagnostics