Bucci E, Lo Muzio L, Mignogna M D, Caparrotti M A
Università degli Studi di Napoli II, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Istituto di Discipline Odontostomatologiche.
Minerva Stomatol. 1990 Jan;39(1):1-8.
The paper reviews the literature on oral modifications presented by subjects affected by beta-thalassemia, an hereditary hemopathy present in significant numbers in some areas of Italy. Following a description of the clinical characteristics of the disease, the paper focuses on the genetic alterations leading to the hemopathy and their implication in the onset of the thalassemic state.
