Iron chelation with oral deferiprone in patients with thalassemia

N Engl J Med. 1998 Dec 3;339(23):1713-4. doi: 10.1056/nejm199812033392320.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Deferiprone
  • Deferoxamine / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Iron / metabolism
  • Iron Chelating Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Iron Overload / drug therapy*
  • Pyridones / therapeutic use*
  • beta-Thalassemia / pathology*

Substances

  • Iron Chelating Agents
  • Pyridones
  • Deferiprone
  • Iron
  • Deferoxamine