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Study of serum hepcidin in hereditary hemolytic anemias

Thesis

Last updated: 06 Feb 2023

Subjects

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Tags

Pediatrics

Advisors

El-Beshlawi, Amal , El-Arabi, Ebrahim , Muhammad, Muhammad S. , Ahmad, Dina H.

Authors

Muhammad, Husam-El-Din Maged Abdel-Rahman

Accessioned

2017-07-12 06:40:19

Available

2017-07-12 06:40:19

type

M.D. Thesis

Abstract

Thalassemia, the most common genetic disorder in Egypt, is a major health problem with an estimated carrier rate of 5.3%-9%. Registered cases in large centers in Egypt in September 2007 were 9912 cases, and in Cairo University hematology clinic were 2597 cases. Hepcidin, a 25 amino-acid peptide hormone synthesized in the liver is the key regulator of iron homeostasis. We measured the level of hepcidin in congenital chronic hemolytic anemias including sickle cell anemia, hereditary spherocytosis, thalassemia syndromes. This study revealed the decrease of hepcidin level in all congenital chronic hemolytic anemias in comparison to control. The use of hepcidin as an adjuvant therapy with oral iron chelators is important as it has a vital role in combating hemosidrosis

Issued

1 Jan 2012

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.21473/iknito-space/35293

Details

Type

Thesis

Created At

28 Jan 2023