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Studies on the Hemoglobin of Cooley's Anemia and Cooley's Trait [PDF]

, 1952
The diseases sickle cell anemia and Cooley's anemia (also known as thalassemia or Mediterranean anemia) have associated with them "minor" or "trait" forms of the disease in which the symptomatology is minimal, and the abnormalities in the red cells are ...
Rich, Alexander
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Invasive bacterial infections in Gambians with sickle cell anaemia in an era of widespread Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination [PDF]

, 2016
Background: There is relatively little data on the aetiology of bacterial infections in patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in West Africa, and no data from countries that have implemented conjugate vaccines against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
Anderson, ST, Bah, G, Cunnington, A, Darboe, S, Lawal, B, Soothill, G   +5 more
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
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Barriers to Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Guideline Recommendations. [PDF]

, 2019
National guidelines recommend that providers counsel all patients with sickle cell anemia about hydroxyurea (HU) therapy and screen children with sickle cell anemia annually for the risk of stroke with transcranial Doppler (TCD).
Bardach, Naomi S, Cabana, Michael D, Kanter, Julie, Marsh, Anne M, Rowland, Michael, Stemmler, Peggy, Treadwell, Marsha J   +6 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hemorheological risk factors of acute chest syndrome and painful vaso-occlusive crisis in children with sickle cell disease

Haematologica, 2012
Background Little is known about the effects of blood rheology on the occurrence of acute chest syndrome and painful vaso-occlusive crises in children with sickle cell anemia and hemoglobin SC disease.Design and Methods To address this issue, steady ...
Yann Lamarre, Marc Romana, Xavier Waltz, Marie-Laure Lalanne-Mistrih, Benoît Tressières, Lydia Divialle-Doumdo, Marie-Dominique Hardy-Dessources, Jens Vent-Schmidt, Marie Petras, Cedric Broquere, Frederic Maillard, Vanessa Tarer, Maryse Etienne-Julan, Philippe Connes   +13 more
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Genetic variants in the G gamma-globin promoter modulate fetal hemoglobin expression in the Colombian population [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2020
Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) is a determining factor for the development of sickle cell anemia. High HbF levels lower the intensity of symptoms of this disease. HbF levels can vary in patients with sickle cell anemia and individuals without the disease.
Cristian Fong, Yesica Mendoza, Guillermo Barreto   +2 more
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The Virginia Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Program: Education, Screening, and Counseling [PDF]

, 1977
In 1968, a program of screening for sickle trait carriers was begun as part of the work of the Hematology Division, Department of Medicine, at the Medical College of Virginia.
Cooper, Florence N., Scott, Robert B.
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Conjugate Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccines for sickle cell disease. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: People affected with sickle cell disease are at high risk of infection from Haemophilus influenzae type b. Before the implementation of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccination in high-income countries, this was responsible for a ...
Allali, Slimane, Ballas, Samir K., Chalumeau, Martin, de Montalembert, Mariane, Launay, Odile   +4 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
wiley   +1 more source