Occult Kidney Dysfunction in Children With Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia

• Main Authors: Nurwahida Mohd Zikre (Author), Nor A. Muhamad (Author), Caroline S. Y. Eng (Author), Nur E. Zailanalhuddin (Author), Charles D. Lai (Author), Jen C. Foo (Author), Suet L. Yap (Author), Hany Ariffin (Author), Karmila Abu Bakar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Thalassemia is the commonest hemoglobinopathy in Southeast Asia. Kidney dysfunction is an underreported sequelae in children with thalassemia. We conducted a retrospective study to identify the prevalence of and predisposing factors for kidney dysfunction in children with transfusion-dep...