Modell B, Khan M, Darlison M
Lancet. 2000 Jun 10;355(9220):2051-2. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02357-6.
About 50% of UK patients with beta-thalassaemia major die before the age of 35 years, mainly because conventional iron-chelation therapy is too burdensome for full adherence. Patients require an individually-tailored treatment plan incorporating new, more tolerable approaches.
在英国,约50%的重型β地中海贫血患者在35岁前死亡,主要原因是传统的铁螯合疗法过于繁琐,难以完全坚持。患者需要一个个性化的治疗方案,纳入新的、更易耐受的方法。