Serum folate and cytokines in heterozygous β-thalassemia.
Clóvis PanizMaylla Rodrigues LucenaJuliano Felix BertinatoMagnun Nueldo Nunes Dos SantosGuilherme Wataru GomesMaria Stella FigueiredoMaria de Fátima SonatiVera Lúcia Nascimento Blaia-D AvilaRalph GreenElvira Maria Guerra-ShinoharaPublished in: International journal of laboratory hematology (2020)
Mandatory flour fortification with FA in Brazil may be insufficient for β-TmN, since they have higher tHcy and lower serum total folate than controls. Furthermore, β-TmN have higher IL-6 levels than β-TmU. UMFA was not associated with inflammatory cytokine levels.
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