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ArticleEJHaem2025

Erythrocytapheresis as a strategy to manage anemia and iron overload in nondeletional hemoglobin H disease.

Ke Zhang, John Bliamptis, Janice Park, Patricia Kopko, Amber P Sanchez, Srila Gopal

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Article in EJHaem, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ke ZhangDepartment of Internal Medicine Capital Medical University Beijing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8540-429X
John BliamptisDivision of Internal Medicine University of California San Diego La Jolla California USA.
Janice ParkDivision of Nephrology University of California San Diego La Jolla California USA.
Patricia KopkoDivision of Pathology University of California San Diego La Jolla California USA.
Amber P SanchezDivision of Nephrology University of California San Diego La Jolla California USA.
Srila GopalDivision of Hematology University of California San Diego La Jolla California USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2732-3216

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hemoglobin H (HbH) disease is associated with anemia, ineffective erythropoiesis, and iron overload. We report a case of a patient with HbH/Hb Constant Spring disease, who was maintained on chronic transfusions as an adult due to symptomatic anemia. Over time, he developed iron overload and was started on chelation therapy but did not have an adequate response to chelation. We then added erythrocytapheresis to chelation therapy and were able to successfully decrease his iron burden while managing his anemia. Therapeutic erythrocytapheresis may be an effective treatment strategy for iron overload in HbH disease that is refractory to chelation.

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erythrocytapheresisiron overloadthalassemia

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PMID39866926
PMCPMC11756960

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