Coexistence of beta-thalassemia and hereditary hemochromatosis in homozygosity: a possible synergic effect?
A few considerations, which we found in the literature, inspired us to reevaluate patients previously investigated [characterized for beta-thalassemia (beta-thal) and hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) genes] by our department at Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy.
Bukvic
Nenad
N
Genetica Medica, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Universita degli Studi di Foggia, v. le Pinto, Foggia, Italia. nenadbukvic@virgilio.it
Sportelli
Filomena
F
Sessa
Francesco
F
Longo
Vittoria
V
Roberti
Maria Grazia
MG
Santacroce
Rosa
R
Margaglione
Maurizio
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*