hrp0095p1-418 | Bone, Growth Plate and Mineral Metabolism | ESPE2022

Serum Bone Markers and Its Associations with Measures of Bone Health in Adolescents with Alpha-thalassemia Requiring Frequent Blood Transfusion

Wiromrat Pattara , Rattanathongkom Aree , Suwannaying Kunanya , Laoaroon Napat , Komvilaisak Patcharee , Pongchaiyakul Chatlert , Wongsurawat Nantaporn

Background: People with thalassemia have decreased bone mineral density (BMD). Whereas a growing body of research has demonstrated associations between circulating bone markers and BMD in many conditions, such data in adolescents with alpha-thalassemia who required frequent blood transfusion (BT) are limited.Objective: To evaluate the associations between measures of bone health and serum bone markers in adolescents with...