The Status of Iron Stores in the Women with Beta Thalassemia Minor

Karaaslan T., KESKİN H., Cadirci K., Dincol G.

BEZMIALEM SCIENCE, cilt.9, sa.4, ss.387-393, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.3959
  • Dergi Adı: BEZMIALEM SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.387-393
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thalassemia minor, ferritin, sideroblast, iron stores, DEFICIENCY, ERYTHROPOIESIS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Patients with beta-thalassemia minor are often exposed to unnecessary iron replacement therapies due to hypochrome microcytic change in erythrocyte morphology. However, in these patients, ineffective erythropoiesis may increase iron absorption in the intestines and excessive iron accumulation in the body. In this study, retrospectively, we aimed to show the iron storage status in our patients with beta-thalassemia minor with both biochemical parameters and bone marrow examinations.