Pre-transplantation serum ferritin as a prognostic marker in allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplant patients in a tertiary care hospital in Malaysia

Background: The principal cause of iron overload in patients with haematological malignancies is recurrent red cell transfusions for anaemia. The serum ferritin level reflects the iron burden in the body, in the absence of inflammation or liver disease. In Malaysia, data are lacking on the associati...

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Main Authors: Chellappah Thambiah, Subashini, George, Elizabeth, Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna, Hong, Lee Hoong, Chuo, Ling Ling, Ramli, Nabilah, Zakaria, Muhd Zanapiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medknow Publications 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53659/1/Pre-transplantation%20serum%20ferritin.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53659/
http://www.nmji.in/article.asp?issn=0970-258X;year=2016;volume=29;issue=3;spage=136;epage=140;aulast=Thambiah;type=0
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