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The aim is to evaluate the biochemical markers of bone turnover in regularly transfused thalassemic patients and its possible correlations with demographic data and hematological and biochemical markers.<jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. In this prospective cross-sectional study, 36<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>-thalassemia major patients were enrolled from March 2012 to March 2014. All patients underwent complete blood counts, LFTs, serum ferritin, serum calcium, phosphorus, serum albumin, alkaline phosphatase, 25-OH vitamin D, and parathormone (PTH) levels.<jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. There were 17 males and 19 females with mean age of 12.56 \u00b1 5.9 years. Hypocalcemia and hypophosphatemia were seen in 66.6% and 19.4%, respectively, while 25-OH vitamin D deficiency was present in 72.2% of thalassemic children and adolescents. Hypoparathyroidism was seen in 13.8% while hyperparathyroidism was detected in 8.3% of patients. There was direct correlation between serum phosphorus and ferritin levels (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mi>P<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). No correlation was found between indirect bilirubin and skeletal parameters, calcium and parathyroid hormone (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mi>P<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&gt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>).<jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>. Biochemical profile is significantly altered in patients with<jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>-thalassemia major and bone associated biochemical abnormalities like hypocalcaemia, 25-OH vitamin D deficiency, and hypophosphatemia are not uncommon in Pakistani patients with thalassemia major.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2016\/5437609","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,2,25]],"date-time":"2016-02-25T01:17:16Z","timestamp":1456363036000},"page":"1-5","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover in Patients with<i>\u03b2<\/i>-Thalassemia Major: A Single Center Study from Southern Pakistan"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2016","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6832-3410","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Sadia","family":"Sultan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Hematology & Blood Bank, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, 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