Overview of chelation recommendations for thalassaemia and sickle cell disease
Thalassemia Reports, 2014 The long term consequences of iron toxicity are mostly reversible with effective iron chelation therapy. Recommendations for use of chelation therapy in transfusion dependent thalassaemia (TDT), sickle cell disease (SCD) and non transfusion dependent ...
Banu Kaya
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Outbreak of Fatal Childhood Lead Poisoning Related to Artisanal Gold Mining in Northwestern Nigeria, 2010. [PDF]
, 2011 Background: In May 2010, a team of national and international organizations was assembled to investigate children's deaths due to lead poisoning in villages in northwestern Nigeria.
Abdullahi M. Bashir +18 more
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Interferon free antiviral treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients affected by β-thalassemia major [PDF]
, 2017 Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) significantly affects the prognosis of liver disease [1] and health related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with β-thalassemia major [2, 3].
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Iron Chelation Therapy in COVID-19 Infection
Southeastern European Medical Journal, 2022 The recent outbreak of corona virus and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a global concern. Despite efforts to clarify the physiology and potential therapy, specific guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 disease have yet
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Effect of Chelation Therapy on a Korean Patient With Brain Manganese Deposition Resulting From a Compound Heterozygous Mutation in the SLC39A14 Gene [PDF]
Journal of Movement Disorders, 2022 Mutations in the manganese transporter gene SLC39A14 lead to inherited disorders of manganese metabolism. Chelation therapy with edetate calcium disodium (SLC39A14 deficiencyTA) is known to effectively reduce manganese deposition.
Jae-Hyeok Lee, Jin-Hong Shin
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Latent consequences of early-life lead (Pb) exposure and the future: Addressing the Pb crisis [PDF]
, 2018 Background. The lead (Pb) exposure crisis in Flint, Michigan has passed from well-publicized event to a footnote, while its biological and social impact will linger for lifetimes.
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Importance of iron chelation therapy
Thalassemia Reports, 2011 It is necessary to remember that today patients have different options of chelation treatment, as desferrioxamine, deferiprone and deferasirox are available. However, a patient has to be compliant with treatments.
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EDTA chelation therapy for cardiovascular disease: a systematic review
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2005 Background Numerous practitioners of both conventional and complementary and alternative medicine throughout North America and Europe claim that chelation therapy with EDTA is an effective means to both control and treat cardiovascular disease.
Wu Ping, Seely Dugald MR, Mills Edward J
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Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2022 Background: Most centers in developing countries prefer chelation therapy with D-penicillamine for the management of Wilson's disease (WD) because of its easy availability and affordability. Neurological worsening following treatment with D-penicillamine
Madhan Kumar +5 more
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Prevalence and correlates of use of complementary and alternative medicine in children with autism spectrum disorder in Europe [PDF]
, 2015 This study examined the prevalence and correlates of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) < 7 years in 18 European countries (N = 1,680).
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