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Average life expectancy of heterozygous beta thalassemic subjects
M Gallerani1, I Cicognani, P Ballardini
1Divisione di Medicina, Ospedale S. Camillo, Regione Emilia Romagna, Codigoro (FE), Italy.
Haematologica
|May 1, 1990
Abstract:
In order to define the lifespan of heterozygous beta thalassemic subjects as compared to non thalassemic subjects, the authors prospectively studied all patients deceased during a period of 76 months at St. Camillo Hospital of Comacchio (Ferrara), located in the Po delta, a region with high prevalence of thalassemia minor. No statistically significant differences were found in the average life expectancy between the thalassemic and non thalassemic groups.