Open AccessPrevalence of Hypoparathyroidism (HPT) in Beta Thalassemia Major
Author(s) -
N Khalida Parveen Basha,
Beena Shetty,
UV Shenoy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/6672.3997
Subject(s) - hypoparathyroidism , medicine , thalassemia , endocrinology , tetany , beta thalassemia , vitamin d and neurology , calcium , alkaline phosphatase , ferritin , bone mineral , chelation therapy , gastroenterology , osteoporosis , chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme
The aim of this study was to assess the parathyroid functions and bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with beta thalassemia and to correlate them with serum ferritin, calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase levels.