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The increased survival of thalassemic patients, due largely to the application of new therapeutic methods [1], has brought about a greater incidence of diabetes with thalassemia [2, 3]. The development of diabetes seems to result from the establishment of a pathogenetic mechanism which involves hemosiderosis, liver disease, and insulin resistance, whereas family history and association with other autoimmune pathologies seem to be less evident [4]. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the frequency of diabetes and functional changes in the pancreas thalassemic patients.
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Anastasi, S., Caruso, V., Cantone, M., Magnano, C. (1995). Insulin-Dependent Diabetes mellitus in a Group of Young People with beta-Thalassemia major. In: Andò, S., Brancati, C. (eds) Endocrine Disorders in Thalassemia. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2183-9_27
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