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From: Estimates of the effect on hepatic iron of oral deferiprone compared with subcutaneous desferrioxamine for treatment of iron overload in thalassemia major: a systematic review

Figure 1

Initial and final hepatic iron concentrations for the 98 patients included in the main analyses by treatment and dose category. Hepatic iron concentrations are expressed in mg/g dry liver weight. The dotted lines indicate the cut-off (7.0 mg/g) above which patients run an increased risk for complications due to hepatic iron overload.

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BMC Hematology

ISSN: 2052-1839

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