Table 1.
Patient's characteristics
| Patient number | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (yrs) |
14 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 17 |
|
Gender (M/F) |
M | F | M | F | F | M |
| Country of origin | Egypt | Lebanon | Iraq | Syria | Syria | Syria |
| Diagnosis (Class) | SCD | B-thal (2) | B-thal (3) | B-thal (3) | B-thal (2) | B-thal (2) |
|
AST/ALT (U/L) pre HSCT |
69/18 | 44/12 | 65/73 | 64/79 | 62/68 | 20/33 |
|
Ferritin (ng/ml) pre HSCT |
3344 | 1855 | 3003 | 4930 | 3422 | 1287 |
|
Portal fibrosis Ishak grading (G) and staging (S) |
G1/S4 | G1/S1 | G7/S4 | G5/S3 | G3/S3 | G1/S1 |
| Iron chelation | irregular | regular | irregular | irregular | regular | irregular |
| HCV status (Ab/RNA) | HCVAb+ RNA - | HCVAb - RNA - |
HCVAb+ RNA + |
HCVAb - RNA - |
HCVAb -RNA - | HCVAb+ RNA - |