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Liver iron concentration and renal dysfunction in β-thalassemia: a case series and exploratory clinical observations

Key takeaways

This is a small case series describing kidney problems in people with beta-thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder that requires repeated transfusions and leaves excess iron in the body. It looks at whether iron loaded into the liver tracks with worse kidney function. A case series describes a handful of patients without a comparison group, so it raises a question rather than answering one. The authors call their own observations exploratory.

Who did this work

Farouk Kabbara (American University of Beirut) · Nicole Charbel (American University of Beirut) · Salem Khoury (American University of Beirut) · Joseph Klim (American University of Beirut) · Ghida Ismail · Farah Ismail · Hassan Fawaz (American University of Beirut) · Suzanne Koussa (American University of Beirut) · Ali Taher (American University of Beirut)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-25
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-026-07244-1