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

• Hauptverfasser: Caroline Mulawi (Verfasst von), Bambang Tridjaja (Verfasst von), Maria Abdulsalam (Verfasst von), Zakiudin Munasir (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: 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...