ea0025p10 | Bone | SFEBES2011
Tzoulis Ploutarchos
, Ang Ai Leen
, Shah Farrukh
, Barnard Maria
Aims: Low vitamin D levels may contribute to the pathogenesis of bone disease in thalassaemia major patients. Our haematology department serves one of the UKs largest populations of thalassaemia patients. We evaluated our thalassaemia major patients vitamin D levels and other serum bone markers.Methods: Blood specimens were collected from all thalassaemia major patients under active follow-up in March and April 2010 and serum 25-OH-vitamin D,...