ESPE Abstracts

Multiple transfusions in patients with Thalassaemia Major (TM) result in iron overload, which accumulates in tissues with high levels of transferrin-receptors such liver, heart and endocrine glands The nature and frequency of endocrinopathies differ between countries because of the different levels of treatment followed by centres across the world.1. Short stature. The child with TM has a particular growth pattern, which is relatively no...