The Relationship Between Iron Accumulation, Vitamin D Deficiency and Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Thalassemia Major, Thalassemia Intermedia and Sickle Cell

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BÜYÜKŞİMŞEK M., BAŞLAMIŞLI İ. F.

TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS, vol.26, no.2, pp.121-126, 2020 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 26 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2020
• Doi Number: 10.4274/tod.galenos.2020.85520
• Journal Name: TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.121-126
• Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Osteopenia and osteoporosis are important causes of morbidity in patients with hemoglobinopathies. This study investigates the association between iron accumulation, vitamin D and bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with thalassemia major, thalassemia intermedia and sickle cell.