Effects of Splenectomy on Natural Killer Cell Levels in β-Thalassemia Major Patients.

Ayşegül Uğur KurtoğluSevcan UğurMesut GocerErdal Kurtoğlu

Published in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2024)

Splenectomy reduces NK cell levels in patients with β-TM. The negative relationship between ferritin levels and NK cells indicates that ferritin levels should be kept under control in patients with β-TM.

Keyphrases

nk cells
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
single cell
mesenchymal stem cells