Mai Mohamed Mohamed Abdelsalam <br/><br/>
Clinucal evaluation of growth and puberty in relation to thyroid status and iron overload in multitransfused beta - thalassemia patients /  
 التقييم الإكلينيكى للنمو والبلوغ وعلاقته بحالة الغدة الدرقية وارتفاع تركيز الحديد فى مرضى أنيميا البحر المتوسط 
Mai Mohamed Mohamed Abdelsalam ; Supervised Khaled Mohamed Salama , Ahmed Maher Kaddah , Mohamed Ismail Alkanishy 
 - Cairo :   Mai Mohamed Mohamed Abdelsalam ,   2012 
 - 131P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics 
<br/><br/> Frequent blood transfusion has increased the life expectancy of patients with Ý - thalassemia major , but it causes progressive iron overload causing important oxidative damage , mostly to the heart , liver and endocrine glands . This study aims at clinical evaluation of growth and puberty in multitransfused Egyptian Ý - thalassemia patients and its relation to their thyroid hormones levels , serum feritin level and chelation therapy 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Hypogonadism Multitransfused  Thalassemia