Sickle cell disease status among school adolescents and their tribal community in South Gujarat [PDF]
, 2009 Objectives: to create awareness, to screen samples of school adolescents and then to reach their community through them by doing surveillance for sickle cell disease. Design: Field based cross-sectional study. Settings: St Xavier`s high school and Vanraj
Chudasama, Rajesh K +3 more
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Molecular genetics and pathophysiology of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 deficiency. [PDF]
, 1996 Autosomal recessive mutations in the 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 gene impair the formation of testosterone in the fetal testis and give rise to genetic males with female external genitalia.
Andersson, Stefan +14 more
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American journal of hematology/oncology, 2017 Anemia affects over 800 million women and children globally. Measurement of hepcidin as an index of iron status shows promise, but its diagnostic performance where hemoglobinopathies are prevalent is unclear. We evaluated the performance of hepcidin as a
Katherine Wray +14 more
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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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A novel, nondestructive, dried blood spot-based hematocrit prediction method using noncontact diffuse reflectance spectroscopy [PDF]
, 2016 Dried blood spot (DBS) sampling is recognized as a valuable alternative sampling strategy both in research and in clinical routine. Although many advantages are associated with DBS sampling, its more widespread use is hampered by several issues, of which
Aalders, Maurice CG +3 more
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Anaemia Among Mother–Child Dyads in India: Trends, Drivers, and Future Projections
Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Anaemia among mothers and their children is a widespread public health challenge with profound consequences for individuals and societies. While anaemia has been studied separately in women and children, there remains a literature gap examining anaemia in mother‐child dyads, limiting insights on interventions that may simultaneously address ...
Sarang Pedgaonker +8 more
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Sickle Cell Anemia; 3 years clinical experience in Bisha, Saudi Arabia (2010-2013)
International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2017 Objective: Three-year clinical experience of patients diagnosed with Sickle cell disease in Bisha, South Western region of Saudi Arabia is analyzed. Methodology: A retrospective analysis was done on data recruited from 2011 to 2013 of all the patients ...
Yahya Aziz +3 more
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Inter-Rater Reliability of the CASCADE Criteria: Challenges in Classifying Arteriopathies. [PDF]
, 2016 Background and purposeThere are limited data about the reliability of subtype classification in childhood arterial ischemic stroke, an issue that prompted the IPSS (International Pediatric Stroke Study) to develop the CASCADE criteria (Childhood AIS ...
Amlie-Lefond, Catherine +18 more
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Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.Malaria polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is more sensitive than conventional diagnostics. Routine PCR screening of at‐risk asymptomatic hematopoietic cell donors and transplant candidates may prevent unnecessary deferrals or treatment. In our experience, PCR negativity during screening or after treatment supports donor/candidate eligibility ...
Mary M. Czech +5 more
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Prospects and challenges of in vivo hematopoietic stem cell genome editing for hemoglobinopathies [PDF]
, 2023 André Lieber, Hans‐Peter Kiem
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