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ReviewHormones (Athens, Greece)2024

Endocrinopathies in beta thalassemia: a narrative review.

Theodora-Maria Venou, Fani Barmpageorgopoulou, Melpomeni Peppa, Efthimia Vlachaki

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Review in Hormones (Athens, Greece), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Theodora-Maria VenouHematological Laboratory, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University, Hippokration, Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Fani BarmpageorgopoulouClinic of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Katerini, Katerini, Greece.
Melpomeni PeppaClinic of Endocrinology, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Efthimia VlachakiHematological Laboratory, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University, Hippokration, Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. efivlachaki@yahoo.gr.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRGeneral Hospital of Attica · GRUniversity General Hospital Attikon · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beta thalassemia is the most common genetic blood disorder, characterized by reduced production or complete absence of beta-globin chains. The combination of systematic red blood cell transfusion and iron chelation therapy is the most readily available supportive treatment and one that has considerably prolonged the survival of thalassemia patients. Despite this, the development of endocrine abnormalities correlated with beta thalassemia still exists and is mostly associated with iron overload, chronic anemia, and hypoxia. A multifactorial approach has been employed to investigate other factors involved in the pathogenesis of endocrinopathies, including genotype, liver disease, HCV, splenectomy, socioeconomic factors, chelation therapy, and deficiency of elements. The development of specific biomarkers for predicting endocrinopathy risk has been the subject of extensive discussion. The objective of the present narrative review is to present recent data on endocrinopathies in beta thalassemia patients, including the prevalence, the proposed pathogenetic mechanisms, the risk factors, the diagnostic methods applied, and finally the recommended treatment options.

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beta-ThalassemiaEndocrine System DiseasesHumansIron Chelating AgentsIron OverloadIron Chelating AgentsBeta thalassemiaDiabetes mellitusEndocrinopathyHypogonadismHypoparathyroidismHypothyroidismOsteoporosis

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PMID38103163
OpenAlexW4389832065

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