In a study on 24 adult patients with thalassemia major, statistically highly significant differences of increased fasting glucose levels and reduced pancreatic β-cell insulin secretion at fasting state (estimated by SC- HOMA) were found in thalassemic patients compared to healthy controls ( 16 ).
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The different patterns of insulin response during Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) in transfused young patients with β-Thalassemia.
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