The prevalence of insulin resistance in patients with β -thalassemia major at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital

• প্রধান লেখক: Caroline Mulawi (লেখক), Bambang Tridjaja (লেখক), Maria Abdulsalam (লেখক), Zakiudin Munasir (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Background Diabetes mellitus is a common complication in pa- tients with thalassemia major. Iron overload plays an important role by damaging the pancreatic β-cell and the liver cell, with the con- sequences of insulin deficiency and insulin resistance. Family his- tory of diabetes mellitus is one o...