title: Plasma chitotriosidase activity is a marker of recovery in transplanted patients affected by beta-thalassemia major.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maccarone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pizzarelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Musumeci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006596:Hexosaminidases / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D019190:Iron Overload; D016014:Linear Models; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000502:physiology; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005293:Ferritins; D006596:Hexosaminidases; C086400:chitotriosidase