Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2015 Background: Globally, about five per cent of children are born with congenital or genetic disorders. The most common autosomal recessive conditions are thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease, with higher carrier rates in
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Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2018 Background: Globally, about five per cent of children are born with congenital or genetic disorders. The most common autosomal recessive conditions are thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease, with higher carrier rates in
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OPSI threat in hematological patients. [PDF]
Transl Med UniSa, 2013 Overwhelming post-splenectomy infection (OPSI) is a rare medical emergency, mainly caused by encapsulated bacteria, shortly progressing from a mild flu-like syndrome to a fulminant, potentially fatal, sepsis. The risk of OPSI is higher in children and in
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Human Blood Group Systems and Haemoglobinopathies [PDF]
, 2021 The past decade has seen remarkable improvements and advances in the fields of blood transfusion and hematology, particularly with regards to advances in science, technology, method development, quality, standardization, and governance.
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Sickle Cell Anemia, Representations and Care: Experience of a Brother of a Sick Child in Cameroon [PDF]
, 2020 In Africa, families often with more than one child consult with both modern and traditional African medicine to treat their child with sickle cell anemia.
Nsangou, Hassan Njifon, Scelles, Régine
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Case report of necrotizing sialometaplasia [PDF]
, 2011 Introduction: Necrotizing sialometaplasia is a rare inflammatory necrotizing reactive process that can involve minor and major salivary glands. Gland tissue ischaemia has been proposed as the aetiology.
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Current challenges in the management of patients with sickle cell disease - A report of the Italian experience [PDF]
, 2019 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited red blood cell disorder caused by a structural abnormality of hemoglobin called sickle hemoglobin (HbS). Clinical manifestations of SCD are mainly characterized by chronic hemolysis and acute vaso-occlusive ...
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Embarazo ectópico cornual en paciente con anemia drepanocítica [PDF]
, 2015 Nowadays, ectopic pregnancy is a pathological entity of great incidence, which is increased, among other things, by each time earlier sexual relations.
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Posible efecto protector de la cerveza sobre la toxicidad del aluminio [PDF]
, 2005 Se pretende estudiar el efecto del consumo de la cerveza, como fuente de ácido silícico, sobre la biodisponibilidad del aluminio, así como su posible relación en la prevención de la neurotoxicidad de este metal.
González Muñoz, María José +2 more
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Anemia drepanocítica: una enfermedad emergente [PDF]
, 2015 la drepanocitosis es una de las hemoglobinopatías más frecuentes, junto a la talasemia, a nivel mundial. Esta enfermedad se originó en África, pero debido a los movimientos migratorios cada día es más frecuente en nuestro medio.
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