Detection of some antioxidant markers in saliva of patients with beta thalassemia major

Background : Although evaluation and maintenance of antioxidant defence can be useful in protecting β-thalassemia patients from more serious complications of the disease, there are limited studies about assessment of antioxidant capacity in beta-thalassemic patients particularly in saliva.Methodology:Thirty patients with β thalassemia major were involved in this study in thalassemia center / Ebn- Albalady hospital in Baghdad, and fifteen normal subjects with matched age and sex were also involved and considered as control group. Age, gender, blood groups, BMI, secretory status, and antioxidant markers were determined in the saliva of normal and diseased subjects, however the status of HCV infection, liver and spleen are evaluated in beta-thalassemic patients