title: Average life expectancy of heterozygous beta thalassemic subjects.
abstract: In order to define the lifespan of heterozygous beta thalassemic subjects as compared to non thalassemic subjects, the authors prospectively studied all patients deceased during a period of 76 months at St. Camillo Hospital of Comacchio (Ferrara), located in the Po delta, a region with high prevalence of thalassemia minor. No statistically significant differences were found in the average life expectancy between the thalassemic and non thalassemic groups.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Medicina, Ospedale S. Camillo, Regione Emilia Romagna, Codigoro (FE), Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gallerani
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cicognani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ballardini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coletti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faggioli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stabellini
mesh_terms: D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality