Malignancies and thalassemia: a review of the literature

Thalassemia is a genetic hematologic disease, characterized by a defect in hemoglobin chain synthesis. Because of safe transfusions and effective chelation therapy, survival of affected patients has significantly improved in the last few decades. However new complications are appearing. Among them are hepatocellular carcinoma and other forms of cancer, particularly hematologic malignancies. The present review focuses on the frequency of cancer in thalassemia patients and on possible predisposing factors.

Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Titolo: Malignancies and thalassemia: a review of the literature
Autori: Zanella, Sara; Garani, Maria Chiara; Borgna-Pignatti, Caterina
Rivista: ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Parole Chiave: cancer; hepatocellular carcinoma; iron; malignancies; thalassemia
Abstract in inglese: Thalassemia is a genetic hematologic disease, characterized by a defect in hemoglobin chain synthesis. Because of safe transfusions and effective chelation therapy, survival of affected patients has significantly improved in the last few decades. However new complications are appearing. Among them are hepatocellular carcinoma and other forms of cancer, particularly hematologic malignancies. The present review focuses on the frequency of cancer in thalassemia patients and on possible predisposing factors.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1111/nyas.13005
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2362403
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