در عبدالكريم عبد
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Dur Aba AlKareem Abd
MSc
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assistant lecturer
Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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Biotechnology
[email protected]
Publication Date
Mon Jul 04 2022
Journal Name
International Journal Of Health Sciences
The association between plasma IL-6 levels and several thalassemia-related clinical features in Iraqi patients
The present study was set to investigate the potential association between the level of Interleukin-6 (IL-6), as a key component of the pro-inflammatory response, with different thalassemia’s biological and clinical features. For this purpose, one hundred fifty blood samples were collected from 100 beta-thalassemia patients, who attended the Genetic Hematology Centre at Ibn Al- Baladi Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, and 50 healthy subjects who were employed as a control group. IL-6 levels were estimated using an ELISA Kit, whereas other thalassemia-related clinical features (such as HbA, HbF, ferritin, blood transfusions, splenectomy status, and the history of frequent infection) were additionally assessed. The results of the present s
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