Frequency of Zinc Deficiency Among Thalassemia Major Patients: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
In this study, it was found that hydroxyurea-treated thalassemic children had a lower frequency of zinc deficiency compared to transfusion-dependent thalassemic children; however, this difference was not statistically significant.
Authors
- Shabnam Dildar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3218-5287)
- Zainab Sharif
- Uzma Zaidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-196X)
- Tahir Shamsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7667-5838)
- Uzma Hayat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3676-2237)
- Saima Munzir
- Tasneem Farzana
- Muhammad Nizamuddin
Institutions
- National Institute Of Blood Disease and Bone Marrow Transplantation (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.96523
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00