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• The diagnostic approach to central adrenocortical insufficiency (CAI) in thalassemia

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Heba Elsedfy, Ashraf T Soliman

  e2016026

  2016-05-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.026

  3114

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• REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANAGEMENT OF ADULT FEMALE THALASSEMIA PATIE?TS WITH HYPOGONADISM BASED ON LITERATURE REVIEW AND EXPERIENCE OF ICET-A NETWORK SPECIALISTS

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2017001

  2017-01-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2017.001

  6088

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• THE FREQUENCY OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR VERSUS THALASSEMIA INTERMEDIA IN IRAN

  Sara Matin, Masoud Ghanei Jahromi, Zohreh Karemizadeh, Sezaneh Haghpanah, Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman, Mehran Karimi

  e2015005

  2014-08-28

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2015.005

  1999

  PDF: 1057

  HTML: 9541

• LIVER IRON CONTENT (LIC) IN ADULTS WITH NON-TRANSFUSION DEPENDENT SICKLE CELL DISEASE (NT-SCD). CORRELATION WITH SERUM FERRITIN AND LIVER ENZYMES CONCENTRATIONS

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2017037

  2017-06-20

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2017.037

  3817

  PDF: 958

  HTML: 1145

• ?-THALASSEMIA DISTRIBUTION IN THE OLD WORLD: A HISTORICAL STANDPOINT OF AN ANCIENT DISEASE

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2017018

  2017-02-20

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2017.018

  11047

  PDF: 4320

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• A Young Adult with Unintentional Acute Parenteral Iron intoxication Treated with Oral Chelation: The Use of Liver Ferriscan.

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2017008

  2017-01-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2017.008

  3100

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• Liver iron concentration and liver impairment in relation to serum IGF-1 levels in thalassaemia major patients: A retrospective study

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf T Soliman, Giancarlo Candini, Christos Kattamis, Giuseppe Raiola, Heba Elsedfy

  e2015016

  2015-02-13

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2015.016

  1590

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• ACQUIRED HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM (AHH) IN THALASSAEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS: AN UNDERDIAGNOSED CONDITION?

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2016001

  2016-01-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.001

  5118

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  HTML: 3580

• Late-onset male hypogonadism and fertility potential in thalassemia major patients: Two emerging issues

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2015047

  2015-07-08

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2015.047

  1784

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  HTML: 788

• THE ICET-A RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DISTURBANCES OF GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS IN THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2016058

  2016-10-25

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.058

  4199

  PDF: 1185

  HTML: 1179

• THE ICET-A SURVEY ON CURRENT CRITERIA USED BY CLINICIANS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY IN THALASSEMIA: ANALYSIS OF RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2016034

  2016-07-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.034

  3629

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  HTML: 1727

• DOES INSULIN LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 (IGF-1) DEFICIENCY HAVE A “PROTECTIVE” ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY IN THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS?

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2015038

  2015-05-20

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2015.038

  1935

  PDF: 925

  HTML: 5055

• A A RETROSPECTIVE LONG-TERM STUDY ON AGE AT MENARCHE AND MENSTRUAL CHARACTERISTICS IN 85 YOUNG WOMEN WITH TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT Β-THALASSEMIA (TDT) BORN BETWEEN 1965 AND 1995 Long-Term Study on Age at Menarche and Menstrual Characteristics in patients with TDT

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Salvatore Di Maio

  e2021040

  2021-06-28

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2021.040

  1492

  PDF: 492

  HTML: 173

• SEVERE LIVER IRON CONCENTRATIONS (LIC) IN 24 PATIENTS WITH ?-THALASSEMIA MAJOR: CORRELATIONS WITH SERUM FERRITIN, LIVER ENZYMES AND ENDOCRINE COMPLICATIONS

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2018062

  2018-10-27

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.062

  2556

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• A MULTICENTER ICET-A STUDY ON AGE AT MENARCHE AND MENSTRUAL CYCLES IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT THALASSEMIA (TDT) WHO STARTED EARLY CHELATION THERAPY WITH DIFFERENT CHELATING AGENTS. Age at menarche and menstrual cycles in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia.

  SALVATORE DI MAIO, VINCENZO DE SANCTIS, PIERLUIGI MARZUILLO, CHRISTOS KATTAMIS, SHAHINA DAAR, MEHERAN KARIMI, SAKI FOROUGH, ATANAS BANKEV, VALERIA KALEVA, SOTEROULA CHRISTOU, CARMELO FORTUGNO, POLYXENI DELAPORTA, ASHRAF T SOLIMAN , PLOUTARCHOS TZOULIS

  e2023058

  2023-10-30

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2023.058

  772

  PDF: 495

  HTML: 111

• CONCISE REVIEW ON THE FREQUENCY, MAJOR RISK FACTORS AND SURVEILLANCE OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA (HCC) IN ?-THALASSEMIAS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES Thalassaemia transfusion dependent, Hepatitis C, hepatocarcinoma.

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2020006

  2020-01-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2020.006

  4235

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• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity in patients with thalassemias: A Nationwide Iranian Experience Coronavirus in patients with thalassemias

  Mehran Karimi, Sezaneh Haghpanah , Azita Azarkeivan , Sara Matin, Arash Safaei, Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2021008

  2021-01-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2021.008

  1340

  PDF: 463

  HTML: 166

• GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS AND ΑSSESSMENT OF Β-CELL FUNCTION BY 3-HOUR ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE (OGTT) IN PATIENTS WITH Β-THALASSEMIA MAJOR WITH SERUM FERRITIN BELOW 1,000 NG/DL: RESULTS FROM A SINGLE ICET-A CENTRE OGTT in thalassemia and iron overload

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman, Shahina Daar, Ploutarchos Tzoulis , Salvatore Di Maio, Christos Kattamis

  e2023006

  2023-01-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2023.006

  3902

  PDF: 1092

  HTML: 430

• CLINICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL DATA OF ADULT THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS (TM) WITH MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE COMPLICATIONS (MEC) VERSUS TM PATIENTS WITH NORMAL ENDOCRINE FUNCTIONS: A RETROSPECTIVE LONG-TERM STUDY (40 YEARS) IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTER IN ITALY

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Heba Elsedfy

  e2016022

  2016-04-12

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2016.022

  3746

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• FIRST-PHASE INSULIN RESPONSE (FPIR) TO INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (IVGTT), INSULIN SENSITIVITY AND LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP IN TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT BETA-THALASSEMIA (TDT) NORMOGLYCEMIC PATIENTS WITH REDUCED INSULIN SECRETION TO ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST: A PILOT STUDY. The function of the endocrine pancreas in transfusion-dependent ?-thalassemia

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2021021

  2021-02-26

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2021.021

  7307

  PDF: 547

  HTML: 227

• THE IMPACT OF PRE-ANALYTICAL FACTORS ON BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENTS AND  and recommendations THE IMPACT OF PRE-ANALYTICAL FACTORS ON BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE: AN ICET-A MULTICENTER SURVEY IN TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT Β THALASSEMIA (Β-TDT) PATIENTS

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Christos Kattamis, Duran Canatan, Defne Ay Tuncel, Sule Unal , Dulani Kottahachchi, Mohamed A Yassin, Ashraf T Soliman, Saif Al Yaarubi , Yasser Wali, Mehran Karimi, Forough Saki, Mohammad Faranoush, Polyxeni Delaporta, Antonis Kattamis, Iskra Modeva, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Shahina Daar, Irene Savvidou

  2026-04-30

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2026.035

  187

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• Guest Editor: Raffaella Origa THYROID DISORDERS IN HOMOZYGOUS ?-THALASSEMIA: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, EMERGING ISSUES AND OPEN PROBLEMS

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2019029

  2019-04-25

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2019.029

  3316

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• COULD PLASMA GLUCOSE (PG) INCREMENT (PG %) EXPAND THE CLINICAL WEIGHT OF OGTT? PRELIMINARY FINDINGS IN 19 TDT PATIENTS (Β-TDT) WITH NORMAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE Plasma glucose (PG) increment (PG %) and pancretic β-cell dysfunction in thalassemia

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman, Shahina Daar, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Christos Kattamis

  e2025050

  2025-06-29

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2025.050

  704

  PDF: 490

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• Concordance Rate of Fasting Plasma Glucose (PG) and 2-hour PG post Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) in Patients with new diagnosis of Thalassemia-Related Diabetes Mellitus (Th-RDM):Implications for Clinical Practice OGTT concordance rate in thalassemia major

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Mohammad Faranoush, Shahina Daar, Ihab Elhakim, Ashraf T Soliman, Forough Saki, Mehran Karimi, Ploutarchos Tzoulis

  e2026011

  2026-01-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2026.011

  586

  PDF: 459

  Html: 103

• EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SINOPHARM VACCINE FOR SARS-COV-2 AND BREAKTHROUGH INFECTIONS IN IRANIAN PATIENTS WITH HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES: A PRELIMINARY REPORT Sinopharm Vaccination in Iranian Patients with Hemoglobinopathies

  Mehran Karimi, Tahereh Zarei, Sezaneh Haghpanah , Azita Azarkeiva, Maryam Naderi , Sara Matin , Asghar Bazrafshan , Zohreh Zahedi , Afshan Shirkavand , Parisa pishdad, Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2022026

  2022-02-27

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2022.026

  1522

  PDF: 713

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• LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON LIVER FUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR BEFORE AND AFTER DEFERASIROX (DFX) THERAPY

  Ashraf Tawfik Soliman, Mohamed Yassin, Fawzia AlYafei, Lolwa Al-Naimi, Noora Almarri, Aml Sabt, Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2014025

  2014-04-06

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2014.025

  2219

  PDF: 2146

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• FINAL HEIGHT AND ENDOCRINE COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ?-THALASSSEMIA INTERMEDIA: OUR EXPERIENCE IN NON-TRANSFUSED VERSUS INFREQUENTLY TRANSFUSED PATIENTS AND CORRELATIONS WITH LIVER IRON CONTENT None

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Mohamed Yassin

  e2019026

  2019-04-25

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2019.026

  2657

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  HTML: 215

• A MULTICENTER ICET-A SURVEY ON ADHERENCE TO ANNUAL ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (OGTT) SCREENING IN TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT THALASSEMIA (TDT) PATIENTS - THE EXPERT CLINICIANS’ OPINION ON FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADHERENCE AND ON ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR ADHERENCE OPTIMIZATION Survey on adherence to annual OGTT in thalassemia

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2025008

  2024-12-31

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2025.008

  2888

  PDF: 1330

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• A MULTICENTRE ICET-A STUDY OF CONFIRMED SARS-COV-2 INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES: PRELIMINARY DATA FROM 10 COUNTRIES

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2020046

  2020-06-28

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2020.046

  2820

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• FASTING PLASMA GLUCOSE LEVELS WITHIN THE HIGH NORMAL RANGE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK OF FUTURE DYSGLYCEMIA IN TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT Β THALASSEMIA: A DECADE-LONG MULTICENTER RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS Higher normal fasting plasma glucose and glucose dysregulation in β- thalassemia

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Forough Saki, Mehran Karimi, Mohammad Faranoush, Ihab Elhakim, Ashraf T Soliman, Shahina Daar, Ploutarchos Tzoulis

  e2025072

  2025-10-31

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2025.072

  625

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• CAN WE PREDICT INCIPIENT DIABETES MELLITUS IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSFUSION DEPENDENT β-THALASSEMIA (β-TDT) REFERRED WITH A HISTORY OF PREDIABETES? Risk factors for incipient diabetes in thalassemia

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman, Shahina Daar, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Christos Kattamis

  e2024005

  2024-01-01

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2024.005

  1039

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• POST-LOAD PLASMA GLUCOSE INCREASE (PG-GAP) AS A RISK FACTOR FOR DEVELOPING DYSGLYCEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT Β-THALASSEMIA (Β-TDT): RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OVER 8 YEARS Post load plasma glucose increase and the risk of glucose dysregulation in thalassemia

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Mohammad Faranoush, Efthymia Vlachaki, Theodora- Maria Venou, Ashraf T Soliman, Shahina Daar, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Christos Kattamis

  e2025069

  2025-10-31

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2025.069

  488

  PDF: 238

  HTML: 42

• GLUCOSE METABOLISM AND INSULIN RESPONSE TO ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (OGTT) IN PREPUBERTAL PATIENTS WITH TRANSFUSION DEPENDENT Β-THALASSEMIA (TDT): A LONG-TERM RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS Long-term retrospective analysis of glucose homeostasis in children with transfusion dependent β-thalassemia

  Vincenzo De Sanctis, Ashraf Soliman, Ploutarchos Tzoulis, Shahina Daar, Salvatore Di Maio, Bernadette Fiscina, Christos Kattamis

  e2021051

  2021-08-28

  https://doi.org/10.4084/MJHID.2021.051

  1585

  PDF: 536

  HTML: 159

• JADENU® SUBSTITUTING EXJADE® IN IRON OVERLOADED ?- THALASSEMIA MAJOR (BTM) PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE EFFECTS ON THE TOLERABILITY, SERUM FERRITIN LEVEL, LIVER IRON CONCENTRATION AND BIOCHEMICAL PROFILES

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2018064

  2018-10-27

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2018.064

  2622

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• CURRENT ISSUES AND OPTIONS FOR HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULT WOMEN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE: AN UPDATE FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS Hormonal Contraception in Adolescents and Young Adult Women With Sickle Cell Disease

  Vincenzo De Sanctis

  e2020032

  2020-04-27

  https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2020.032

  2151

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