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Haplotypes, sub-haplotypes and geographical distribution in Omani patients with sickle cell disease

Thalassemia Reports, 2015
Despite the fact that patients homozygous for the sickle cell disease (SCD) mutation have an identical genotype, the severity of the disease can be extremely variable.
Suha Mustafa Hassan, Muhanna Al Muslahi, Muna Al Riyami, Abeer Al Balushi, Egbert Bakker, Cornelis L. Harteveld, Piero C. Giordano   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spectrum of hemoglobinopathies in a tertiary care centre

Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2020
Background: Thalassemia and other structural hemoglobinopathies are the most common single gene disorders throughout the world with the highest frequency in the tropics, subtropics, Mediterranean basin and Southeast Asia.
Nisha Sharma, Anil Dev Pant, Usha Manandhar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Screening for thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal: Implications for population screening

Indian Journal of Public Health, 2012
Hemoglobinopathies are common genetic disorders of hemoglobin, which can be prevented by population screening and offering genetic counseling. In absence of population-based screening for hemoglobinopathies, the hospital-based diagnosis register provide ...
Bhawna Bhutoria Jain, Rabindra Nath Roy, Sulekha Ghosh, Tapan Ghosh, Uma Banerjee, Subodh Kumar Bhattacharya   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of hemoglobinopathies in pregnant women, Sancti Spíritus province

Universidad Médica Pinareña, 2020
Introduction: hemoglobinopathies are a group of genetic diseases, caused by disorders in the structure of hemoglobin chains. The Cuban National Health System's priority is the early diagnosis of these diseases.
Abel Ernesto Luna-López, Beatriz Concepción-Yero, Lucía Beatriz Yero-Muro, Ángela Elena Zúñiga-García, Maday Martín-Pérez   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

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
wiley   +1 more source

Inherited hemolytic disorders with high occurrence of b-thalassemia in Sindhi community of Jabalpur town in Madhya Pradesh, India [PDF]

, 2010
Hereditary hemolytic disorders such as hemoglobin disorders, β-thalassemia syndrome, G6PD deficiency, and ABO and Rhesus blood groups are the most common public health problems in India.
Balgir, RS
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Significance of the mathematically calculated red cell indices in patients with qualitative and quantitative hemoglobinopathies

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2022
Background Hemoglobinopathies represent a set of inherited red blood cell (RBCs) disorders, characterized by abnormal hemoglobin molecule. They include qualitative and quantitative hemoglobinopathies, with a structurally abnormal globin chain in the ...
Heba A. Ahmed, Safaa A. A. Khaled, Eman M. Fahmy, Nesreen A. Mohammed, Hamdy F. F. Mahmoud   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the (comparative) safety profile of the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 using individual case safety reports in VigiBase

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) was used under the WHO emergency use listing for circulating vaccine‐derived polio virus (cVDPV) outbreaks from 2021 to 2023. We assessed nOPV2 adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) and compared its safety profile to other vaccines using VigiBase.
Comfort Kunak Ogar, Malede Mequanent Sisay, Leonardo Roque‐Pereira, Christine Leopold, Patrick C. Souverein, Aukje K. Mantel‐Teeuwisse, Marie L. De Bruin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flowcytometric assessment of fetomaternal hemorrhage during external cephalic version at term [PDF]

, 2008
External cephalic version (ECV) at term is a safe procedure and reduces the incidence of cesarean sections for breech presentation. One of the known complications, however, is an ECV-related disruption of the placental barrier and a subsequent ...
Friese, Klaus, Hermann, Christine, Kachler, Andrea, Kainer, Franz, Scholz, Christoph, Toth, Bettina, Weissenbacher, Tobias   +6 more
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Iron deficiency with and without anemia in pregnancy: A scoping review of prevalence and perinatal impact

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The prevalence of iron deficiency with anemia and iron deficiency without anemia (IDWA) during pregnancy have not been summarized, and evidence of the direct association of IDWA with adverse perinatal outcomes (APO) are unknown.
Lucky O. Lawani, David M. Naimark, Joel G. Ray, Jessica Widdifield, Paul Eze, Chidumebi J. Idemili, Nadine Shehata   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source