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A human complement receptor 1 polymorphism that reduces Plasmodium falciparum rosetting confers protection against severe malaria [PDF]
, 2003 Parasitized red blood cells (RBCs) from children suffering from severe malaria often adhere to complement receptor 1 (CR1) on uninfected RBCs to form clumps of cells known as "rosettes." Despite a well documented association between rosetting and severe ...
A. O'Donnell +49 more
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İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021 Objective: Alpha thalassemia is a common type of hemoglobinopathy that occurs as a result of deletions or point mutations in the alpha globin gene cluster.
Selma Demir +5 more
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Prevalence of Inherited Hemoglobin Disorders and Relationships with Anemia and Micronutrient Status among Children in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon. [PDF]
, 2017 Information on the etiology of anemia is necessary to design effective anemia control programs. Our objective was to measure the prevalence of inherited hemoglobin disorders (IHD) in a representative sample of children in urban Cameroon, and examine the ...
Brown, Kenneth H +8 more
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Alpha-Hemoglobin Stabilizing Protein Gene Polymorphism (rs4499252 A/G) and its Association with Beta-Thalassemia Major in Iraqi Patients [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2022 Beta thalassemia (β-thalassemia) major is a genetic disorder of hemoglobin production that results in a diminished rate of synthesis of one or more of the globin chains causing variable degrees of anemia.
M Adnan Khalaf +3 more
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Alpha-thalassemia in two Mediterranean populations [PDF]
Blood, 1982 Abstract We used restriction endonuclease analysis to determine the incidence of alpha-thalassemia in two Mediterranean islands. In a random population sample, the gene frequency of deletion-type alpha-thalassemia-2 (- alpha) was 0.18 in Sardinians and 0.07 in Greek Cypriots. All cases were the rightward crossover type.
PIRASTU M +10 more
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Frequency and genotyping of alpha thalassemia in individuals undergoing premarital screening.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2020 OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of alpha thalassemia and detect mutations in the alpha genes in individuals undergoing premarital screening. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted at King Fahad Central Hospital, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, from ...
M. Saboor +6 more
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Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2014 Objectives: To analyze the frequency of βS-globin haplotypes and alpha-thalassemia, and their influence on clinical manifestations and the hematological profile of children with sickle cell anemia. Method: The frequency of βS-globin haplotypes and alpha-
Roberta Faria Camilo-Araújo +4 more
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Prolonged Pyrexia: Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in a Patient With Hb H-Constant Spring Thalassemia
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2020 Introduction: Haemoglobin H (Hb H) disease is an alpha thalassemia characterised by either 3 alpha-globin gene deletions (deletional type) or 2 alpha-globin gene deletions with 1-point mutation (nondeletional type).
Ganesh Kasinathan
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Anemia, 2015 Background. Nontransfusion dependent thalassemia (NTDT) is a milder form of thalassemia that does not require regular transfusion. It is associated with many complications, which differ from that found in transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT ...
Poramed Winichakoon +7 more
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Awareness of the Thalassemic Patients’ Parents toward Thalassemia in Kirkuk City [PDF]
مجلة الموصل للتمريض, 2014 Background and objectives:- Thalassemia is a blood disorder passed down through families (inherited) in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
Yousif Abdulmuhsin Salih
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