background there are different and controversial reports about zinc deficiency in patients with major thalassemia. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate zinc status in patients with major thalassemia in sistan and baluchistan province, southeastern iran. patients and methods the study was performed in ali asghar hospital, a specialized governmental hospital located in zahedan, iran. ...

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A squaramide ester derivative of desferrioxamine B (H3DFO) that is compatible with aqueous solvents and does not induce antibody aggregation is used to attach the siderophore to the antibody trastuzumab. The new conjugates were radiolabeled with zirconium-89 to give complexes that are more resistant to ligand exchange when compared to currently used H3DFO derivatives and result in high quality ...