ArticleIndian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion2019
Polyneuropathy Associated with Severe Iron Overload and Oxidative Stress in β-Thalassemia Patients.
Article in Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Association of depression and hydroxyurea use with neuropathic pain in hemoglobinopathies.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impaired physical ability in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia: Can regular physical activity be a countermeasure?British journal of haematology · 2025Review
- Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia: A hospital-based cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
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- The Macrophage Iron Signature in Health and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
To investigate the frequency of peripheral neuropathy in patients with β-thalassemia, and to assess its relation to iron overload and oxidative stress. Sixty β-thalassemia patients with mean age of 19 ± 4.9 years were recruited. Serum ferritin was quantitatively assessed by enzyme-linked immunoassay and biomarkers of oxidative stress were estimated calorimetrically. Electrophysiological studies using NEMUS 2, Galileu Software were carried out. The patients were separated into two groups: those with abnormal nerve conduction studies (NCS) {Group A; N = 38} and those with normal NCS {Group B; N = 22}. Thirty-eight (63.3%) patients had axonal motor neuropathy as evidenced by abnormal NCS (group A), they showed higher mean serum ferritin (
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