Bone health in pediatric transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia: Circulating osteoprotegerin and RANKL system.

Ilham YoussryNahla SaadMohamed MadbolyRania M SamySoha T HamedHanaa TawfikSalwa R ElbatrawyNormeen KaddahDalia Abd Elaziz

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2021)

The RANK/RANKL/OPG system may have an important role in regulating bone metabolism in TBT patients, although further studies are needed to clarify its role.

Keyphrases

bone loss
nuclear factor
end stage renal disease
bone mineral density
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
public health
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
sickle cell disease
cardiac surgery
immune response
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
toll like receptor
risk assessment