Transthyretin levels in the vitreous correlate with change in visual acuity after vitrectomy [PDF]
, 2009 Background/aim: Little is known about biochemical markers related to change in visual acuity after vitrectomy. The potential use of transthyretin (TTR), a carrier of the retinol/retinol-binding protein, as a biochemical marker protein, was investigated ...
De Letter, Els +7 more
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A dedicated protocol and environment for central venous catheter removal in pediatric patients affected by oncohematological diseases [PDF]
, 2014 The removal of long-term central venous catheters (CVCs) is not performed according to evidence-based guidelines, thus conveying the message that it is a procedure of secondary importance.
Atti, Mlcd +10 more
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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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Renal Thrombotique microangiopathy: An unusual renal involvement in Niemann‐Pick disease type B
Clinical Case Reports, Volume 8, Issue 12, Page 3315-3320, December 2020., 2020 Renal involvement in Niemann‐Pick disease type B is very rare. Kidney check‐up and renal biopsy should be performed in any patient presented with hypertension and kidney disease. Histology identifies the lesion, the prognosis, and guide treatment. Abstract Renal involvement in Niemann‐Pick disease type B is very rare.
Mouna Jerbi +6 more
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Erythrocyte-erythrocyte aggregation dynamics under shear flow [PDF]
, 2020 Red blood cells (RBCs) -- erythrocytes -- suspended in plasma tend to aggregate and form rouleaux. During aggregation the first stage consists in the formation of RBC doublets [Blood cells, molecules, and diseases 25, 339 (1999)].
Abbasi, Mehdi +4 more
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Conceptual graph-based knowledge representation for supporting reasoning in African traditional medicine [PDF]
, 2013 Although African patients use both conventional or modern and traditional healthcare simultaneously, it has been proven that 80% of people rely on African traditional medicine (ATM).
Diallo, Gayo +2 more
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Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2019 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common monogenic disease worldwide. The incidence of SCD is not strictly gender-related as it is transmitted as an autosomal recessive disorder.
Giulia Ceglie +10 more
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Preconception risk assessment for thalassaemia, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease [PDF]
, 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
Abbot +89 more
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Drugs for preventing red blood cell dehydration in people with sickle cell disease. [PDF]
, 2012 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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In Vitro Biological Activities of Drepanoalpha® Ethanolic Extract, A Justicia Secunda and Moringa Oleifera-Based Phytomedicine Proposed for The Symptomatic Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease [PDF]
, 2023 Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid sickle shape under low-oxygen conditions.
Duez, Pierre +9 more
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