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Anemia
Researchers' work from Ben-Gurion University focuses on anemia
April 16th, 2007
Research findings, "Hypocholesterolemia in chronic anemias with increased erythropoietic activity," are discussed in a new report. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Hematology, "Hypocholesterolemia of unknown etiology has been previously described in various chronic anemias. Few small studies also suggested that those patients have a lower incidence of atherosclerotic events." "The aim of our study was to determine the extent of hypocholesterolemia in various types of anemias. We studied 59 patients with chronic anemias associated with high-erythropoietic activity (thalassemia intermedia, congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type I,...
Source: Hematology Week (2007-04-16)
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