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Title: | Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Hematologic Phenotype in Patients with Transfusion-Dependent Beta-Thalassemia | Authors: | CHEN, JIMMY PENG-SHENG LIN, KAI-HSIN TSAI, WEN-YU WANG, SHIH-CHUNG LU, MENG-YAO LIN, DONG-TSAMN LIN, KUO-SIN LO, SU-HEUY |
Keywords: | thalassemia;hypogonadotropic hypogonadism;hematologic genotype;hematologic phenotype | Issue Date: | 2003 | Journal Volume: | v.25 | Journal Issue: | n.11 | Start page/Pages: | 880-884 | Source: | JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY | Abstract: | Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in transfusion-dependent patients with thalassemia. Patients and Methods: The authors examined 29 patients with thalassemia major aged 15 years or older. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone tests were performed and β- thalassemia mutations were analyzed by direct sequencing. Results: The prevalence of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism was 72%. Failure of puberty was observed in 5 of 11 (45%) boys and 7 of 18 (39%) girls. Arrested puberty was noted in two boys (18%) and five girls( 28%). Ten girls (56%) did not menstruate, two (11%) had regular menstrual cycles, one (6%) had irregular menstrual cycles, and five (28%) developed secondary amenorrhea. Twenty-one and eight patients had theβ0/β0 and β0/β+ hematologic phenotypes, respectively β0- thalassemia mutation alleles involved IVS II-654 (C-T), codons 41/42 (- TCTT), codons 27/28 (+C), and codons 17 (A-T). β+- thalassemia mutations alleles were -28 (A-G) and HbE ( codons 26 (GAG-AAG)). Hematologic phenotype (odds ratio, 28. 50;P=0.002) was the only risk factor identified in the logistic regression analysis. Conclusions: In patients with thalassemia major, genetic differences may unfluence their susceptibility to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, possibly as a result of differences in the amounts of blood transfused and/or their vulnerability to free radical damage. The hematologic phenotype is a main determinant of the severity of thalassemia major, hence, it may influence the need for and frequency of blood transfusion and the patient's iron- overload status. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/94870 |
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