Assessing iron overload: are we there yet?
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Iron overload occurs in many hematologic disorders and causes significant morbidity. The advantages of MRI in quantifying liver iron concentration continue to mount, and the association between iron overload and increased mortality after allogeneic stem cell transplant needs further attention.
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Commentary on Wermke et al., MRI-based liver iron content predicts for non-relapse mortality in MDS and AML patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation Assessing iron overload: are we there yet?
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
دوره 18 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012