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For one, too frequent transfusions results in toxic excess levels of iron in the body, as humans cannot actively remove excess iron. This occurs in people with
by pcrh 10y ago
For one, too frequent transfusions results in toxic excess levels of iron in the body, as humans cannot actively remove excess iron. This occurs in people with thalassemia treated with blood transfusions.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3968466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3968466/
- o_____________o 10y agoSo extract some of the recipient's blood before they receive a transfusion? This could be donated to a blood bank.
- therein 10y agoOr reduce the iron concentration in the blood you are transferring.