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Estimation of Selenium Level in Serum of Iraqi Thalassemic Patients After Ferritin Assay | ||
| Al-Mustansiriyah Journal for Pharmaceutical Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-80 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Kh. Al-Khazraji; | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Selenium, a trace element with antioxidant properties, decreased in patients with blood disorders. Objective: To see if blood transfusion in those patients with thalassemia corrects the level of selenium in their blood. Materials & Methods: Seventeen patients enrolled in this small study, ten of them females and seven were males, their ages were ranged from 1.5-73 years. Ferritin and selenium levels were estimated using Mini-Vidas and atomic absorption technique respectively. Results: Decreased selenium level in both non-bloods transfused (0.33±0.17ppm) and blood transfused patients (0.30±0.24ppm) show no effect of blood transfusion on the level of this trace element.Conclusion: Selenium supplement is the only way to elevate the level of this element in the body with some precautions of selenium toxicity. Further studies on this subject are recommended. Keywords: Thalassemia, Blood transfusion, Ferritin, Selenium | ||
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