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. 2022 Aug 9;12(8):1921. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12081921
ACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
ART Assisted Reproductive Technique
AMH Anti-Müllerian Hormone
AFC Antral Follicle Count
BMI Body Mass Index
BTH Beta-Thalassemia
BME Bone Marrow Expansion
BMD Bone Mineral Density
CTX C-terminal Telopeptide
DXA Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
DM Diabetes Mellitus
EH Extra-Medullary Haematopoiesis
ED Endocrine Diseases
FT4 Free Levothyroxine
FSH Follicle Stimulating Hormone
GH Growth Hormone
GHRH GH Releasing Hormone
IGF1 Insulin-like Growth Factor
IO Iron Overload
IGT Impaired Glucose Tolerance
IGF Impaired Fasting Glucose
ICET-A International Network of Clinicians for Endocrinopathies in Thalassemia and Adolescence Medicine
Hb Haemoglobin
LIC Liver Iron Concentration
LH Luteinizing Hormone
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NGS Next-Generation Sequencing
OGTT Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
OPG Osteoprotegerin
OP Osteoporosis
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
RANKL Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa-Β Ligand
TT Testicular Tissue
TSH Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TS Transferrin Saturation
TBD Thalassemia Bone Disease
TED Thalassemic Endocrine Disease
TBS Trabecular Bone Score
TA-CVS Transabdominal Chorionic Villus Sampling
TT Testicular Tissue
VDD Vitamin D Deficiency
VF Vertebral Fracture
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