The growth and development of children with β-thalassemia major one year after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Hongfeng Luo, Yun Lin, Caiyun Kuang · 2024
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Hongfeng Luo, Yun Lin, and Caiyun Kuang follow children with severe thalassemia through the year after a stem cell transplant, in a study published in two thousand twenty-four. Transplantation can cure beta-thalassemia major. The disease and its treatment, however, often disturb growth.
Children were grouped by World Health Organization growth standards before transplant. Weight, height, and body mass index were converted to age-adjusted Z scores. Measurements continued through one year of follow-up. Normal and malnourished groups were compared for recovery trajectories. The question is practical for families: does curing the blood disease let growth catch up? The study supplies early post-transplant growth data to guide nutrition and monitoring.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hongfeng Luo, Yun Lin, Caiyun Kuang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |