Open AccessGlucose homeostasis in Egyptian children and adolescents with β-Thalassemia major: Relationship to oxidative stress
Author(s) -
Kotb Abbass Metwalley,
Abdel Rahman Abdel-Hamed El-Saied
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.131169
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , thalassemia , oxidative stress , insulin resistance , ferritin , insulin , malondialdehyde , impaired glucose tolerance , homeostasis , diabetes mellitus , glucose homeostasis
Oxidative stress in children with β-thalassemia may contribute to shortened life span of erythrocytes and endocrinal abnormalities.