Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Frequent blood transfusions and iron overload lead to many complications in patients with -thalassemia major. Endocrine disorders are detected in these patients with a high frequency. Early diagnosis and treatment of these complications could result in improvement of quality of life.Patients and methods: A total of 183 patients with thalassemia major aged between 10 and 22 years old were evaluated for endocrinopathy. Blood samples were taken ...