Survival in β-thalassaemia major in the UK:: data from the UK thalassaemia register

被引:493
作者
Modell, B [1 ]
Khan, M [1 ]
Darlison, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Royal Free & UCL, Sch Med, Dept Primary Care & Populat Sci, London N19 3UA, England
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D O I
10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02357-6
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 [临床医学]; 100201 [内科学];
摘要
About 50% of UK patients with beta-thalassaemia major die before the age of 35 years, mainly because conventional iron-chelation therapy is too burdensome for full adherence. Patients require an idividually-tailored treatment plan incorporating new, more tolerable approaches.
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