SHORT COMMUNICATION - URINARY ZINC EXCRETION IN BETA-THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT HEPATITIS

Authors
UYSAL Z AKAR N DINCER N CIN S ARCASOY A
Citation
Z. Uysal et al., SHORT COMMUNICATION - URINARY ZINC EXCRETION IN BETA-THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT HEPATITIS, Trace elements in medicine, 11(3), 1994, pp. 153-154
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology",Physiology,Biology
Journal title
Trace elements in medicine
ISSN journal
01747371 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
153 - 154
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-7371(1994)11:3<153:SC-UZE>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
This study was performed in order to find out whether urinary Zn excre tion which is already increased in patients with beta-thalassemia, is further increased during the state of hepatitis. A total of 32 beta-ha lassemia major patients (17 male and 15 female) were included. The mea n Zn-basal levels of the patients is significantly higher than the mea n Zn excretion observed in controls (1276.0 +/- 199.20 mug/day) vs 427 .60 +/- 74.37 (mug/day) p < 0.001). Significant difference is also obs erved between the mean basal Zn values of the patients with and withou t hepatitis (2414.43 +/-645.28 (mug/day) vs 1276. +/- 199.20 (mug/day) ; p < 0.001).