Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Adipose tissue dysfunction can play a role in the neuroendocrine and haematopoietic dysfunctions affecting thalassaemic patients.Aim of the work: In this work, we aimed to study the serum levels of adiponectin, an adipocytokine, in Egyptian β-thalassemia patients in relation to their endocrinal complications.Subjects and methods: The study included 60β-thalassaemia patients; (major, intermedia, and minor) and ...