Profile of alanine aminotransferase and hepatic iron accumulation in thalassemic patients with or without anti-hepatitis C virus

• Main Authors: Purnamawati S P (Author), Pamela Kartoyo (Author), Imral Chair (Author), Julfina Bisanto (Author), Hanifah Oswari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Repeated blood transfusions in thalassemic patients cause iron accumulation in tissues and might impair organ func- tion. Other peril of blood transfusion is hepatitis C virus infection. Objectives This study aimed to find out the proportion of increased alanine aminotransferase (ALT), in...