International Internal Medicine Journal(IIMJ)
ISSN: 2837-4835 | DOI: 10.33140/IIMJ
Impact Factor: 1.02
Sophia Delicou
Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell Unit, Expertise Center of Hemoglobinopathies and Their, Complications,114 V.Sofias Athens, Greece
Publications
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Short Article
Functional Anaemia in Homozygous δβ-Thalassaemia Lepore Identified via HPLC
Author(s): Sophia Delicou*, Sotirios Bristogiannis, Katerina Xydaki, Maria Moraki and Maria Kozanitou
A 55-year-old male with a DNA diagnosis of homozygous δβ- thalassemia Lepore (δβLepore/δβLepore), who had a splenectomy at age 20 due to hypersplenism, presented with gradually worsening fatigue. He maintained transfusion independent for a period of three decades, with haemoglobin levels ranging from 11.5 to 12 g/dL... Read More»