Sickle cell disease affects more than 100,000 individuals in the United States, among whom disease severity varies considerably. One factor that influences disease severity is the sickle cell disease genotype.
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Interview with Dee Breeden [PDF]
, 1984 In his July 1984 interview with Michael Cooke, Dee C. Breeden discussed his involvement with DHEC’s sickle cell anemia program. Breeden covered topics of genetic screening and counseling, community organization relations, state funding, and sickle cell ...
Breeden, Dee C.
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Drugs for preventing red blood cell dehydration in people with sickle cell disease. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin, resulting in abnormal red blood cells. These are rigid and may block blood vessels leading to acute painful crises and other complications.
Ballas, Samir K., Nagalla, Srikanth
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Interview with Ruth Martin [PDF]
, 1984 In her June 1984 interview with Michael Cooke, Ruth Martin discussed her time as a DHEC employee in the sickle cell anemia program. She covered topics of DHEC’s involvement with community groups, sickle cell anemia community groups and their success and ...
Martin, Ruth
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Pulmonary hypertension in adolescents with sickle cell disease [PDF]
, 2016 Sickle cell disease consists of a group of disorders that have a similar mutation in at least one of the beta-globin chains of hemoglobin. This results in a change of the hemoglobin to sickle shaped cells when in the deoxygenated state.
Akinyemi, Katherine
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EVALUATION AND PATHOBIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ZINC, SELENIUM, AND PLATELET LEVELS IN SICKLE CELL ANEMIA [PDF]
, 2020 Objectives: The serum zinc and platelet statuses of sickle cell patients attending General Hospital, Owerri, Nigeria, were investigated. Methods: Fifty confirmed sickle cell patients (hemoglobin [Hb]SS) age 10–30 years were selected.
CHIDOZIE, NWAOKORO JOAKIN +5 more
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Reaching Community Through School Going Children for Sickle Cell Disease in Zankhvav Village of Surat District, Western India [PDF]
, 2012 Objectives: The objective of the study was to explore a method to reach the community via school going adolescents for screening tribal people for Sickle Cell disease.
Bansal, R +4 more
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Preventing sickle cell anemia complications in children screening and treatment for life-threatening problems are far too low [PDF]
Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease, a group of inherited red blood cell disorders causing unusually shaped, hard, and sticky red blood cells. These cells clump together, blocking blood flow carrying oxygen through the body.
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Microalbuminuria as Predictor of Early Glomerular Injury in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Anaemia at Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2012 [PDF]
, 2012 Microalbuminuria (MA) is the earliest marker of various diseases affecting the renal system. Its relevance in children and adolescents with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), who are known to be prone to renal complications, has not been fully explored in our ...
Christopher, Richard
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Sickle cell disease status among school adolescents and their tribal community in South Gujarat [PDF]
, 2009 Objectives: to create awareness, to screen samples of school adolescents and then to reach their community through them by doing surveillance for sickle cell disease. Design: Field based cross-sectional study. Settings: St Xavier`s high school and Vanraj
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