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Abstract SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION Beta-thalassemias are a heterogeneous group of heritable hypochrmomic anernias of varying degrees of severity. They cause defective physical growth, immunological deficiency, hypercoagulability and endocrinal abnormalities. Iron deficiency is a public health problem of widespread prevalence in developing countries. It is said to cause defective physical growth, defective mental and cognitive development, immunological deficiency and decreased physical performance. Beta-thalassernia and iron deficiency anerrua are the most common anernias causing tissues hypoxia and increase the level of erythropoietin which stimulate erythropoiesis. The aim of this study was to assess the serum (EPO) level in some types of anemias including beta-thalassernia major, beta-thalassernia intermedia and iron deficiency anemia. The patients ,included in this study were 26 beta-thalassernia patients 18 . ’. with beta-thalassemia major and 8 with beta-thalassemia intermedia, their mean age was of 2-14 years, 26 iron deficiency anemia patients with mean age of 2-14 years and 26 healthy children as a control group with m;an age of 2-14 years. Every child included in the study was subjected to detailed medical history, through clinical examination with special stress 011 anthropometric measurrnent, degree of pallor, presence of hepatosplenomegaly, every child was investigated for: |