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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maryam Hadipour, M.D.[2]

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Serum ferritin levels, liver function tests, and genetic testing to identify specific beta-thalassemia mutations are other diagnostic studies which may help to confirm the diagnosis.

Other diagnostic studies

Serum ferritin levels, liver function tests, and genetic testing to identify specific beta-thalassemia mutations are other diagnostic studies which may help confirm the diagnosis[1][2][3].

References

  1. Motta I, Bou-Fakhredin R, Taher AT, Cappellini MD (July 2020). "Beta Thalassemia: New Therapeutic Options Beyond Transfusion and Iron Chelation". Drugs. 80 (11): 1053–1063. doi:10.1007/s40265-020-01341-9. PMID 32557398 Check |pmid= value (help).
  2. Ali S, Mumtaz S, Shakir HA, Khan M, Tahir HM, Mumtaz S, Mughal TA, Hassan A, Kazmi S, Sadia, Irfan M, Khan MA (December 2021). "Current status of beta-thalassemia and its treatment strategies". Mol Genet Genomic Med. 9 (12): e1788. doi:10.1002/mgg3.1788. PMC 8683628 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 34738740 Check |pmid= value (help). Vancouver style error: initials (help)
  3. Khandros E, Kwiatkowski JL (June 2019). "Beta Thalassemia: Monitoring and New Treatment Approaches". Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 33 (3): 339–353. doi:10.1016/j.hoc.2019.01.003. PMID 31030806.


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