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Evaluation of Serum Anti Tissue Transglutaminase Immunoglobulin A Antibody In Patients With Beta Thalassemia: Single Centre Study

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Pediatrics

Abstract

Background: Thalassemia is inherited disorders of hemoglobin (Hb) synthesis. The clinical severity widely varies, ranging from asymptomatic forms to severe or even fatal form, thalassemia and celiac disease share some clinical features. Growth failure is one of the most common problems in children with thalassemia. Objective: The current study was aimed to determine the frequency of celiac disease in patients with β-thalassemia. Methods: The study was conducted in hematology and oncology unit of Pediatric outpatient Department and clinical pathology department, Zagazig University Hospital during the period from February to December 2018. Subjects & Methods: (86) participants in the study were classified into two groups: Group (1): Including 43 age and sex matched healthy children (21 male and 22 female) as control group. Group (2): Including (43) patients with Beta thalassemia (18 male and 25 female). Results: Our study showed no celiac disease was diagnosed in patients with beta thalassemia involved in the study. Conclusion: serum IgA was higher in patients with beta thalassemia in compared to control groups and no association between β-thalassemia major and celiac disease in the participants involved in the study.

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2019.10878.1129

Keywords

beta thalassemia, Celiac disease, anti-TtG IgA, children

Authors

First Name

huda

Last Name

Aqmati

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

1Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

hudaaqmati@gmail.com

City

zagazig

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First Name

Mervat

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

Atfy

Affiliation

Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, egypt

Email

mervatatfy@yahoo.com

City

zagazig

Orcid

-

First Name

mohamed

Last Name

almalky

MiddleName

Abdelkader

Affiliation

Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, egypt

Email

drmohamedalmalkyped@yahoo.com

City

zagazig

Orcid

-

First Name

Naglaa

Last Name

Khalifa

MiddleName

ali

Affiliation

Clinical pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University. egypt

Email

naglaaalikgalifa@yahoo.com

City

zagazig

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-

Volume

28

Article Issue

3

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33718

Issue Date

2022-05-01

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2019-03-19

Publish Date

2022-05-01

Page Start

411

Page End

416

Print ISSN

1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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273

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Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Evaluation of Serum Anti Tissue Transglutaminase Immunoglobulin A Antibody In Patients With Beta Thalassemia: Single Centre Study

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22 Jan 2023