Elevated liver iron concentration is a marker of increased morbidity in patients with β thalassemia intermedia.

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Published in Haematologica on July 26, 2011

Authors

Khaled M Musallam1, Maria Domenica Cappellini, John C Wood, Irene Motta, Giovanna Graziadei, Hani Tamim, Ali T Taher

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

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