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In Utero HSC Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease: A Potential Therapeutic Approach That Overcomes Complications of Current Therapies

open access: yesPrenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects millions worldwide but has limited treatment options, most of which carry significant side effects. At present, the only curative treatment for SCD is allogeneic or gene‐modified autologous hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation (Tx).
Oluwaseun O. Babatunde   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of B-Thalassemia Carriers Among a Cohort of University Students in Hawler Province of Iraqi Kurdistan

open access: yesIraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017
A representative sample of a thousand volunteer university students was screened for evidence of thalassemia minor.Complete blood counts using automated blood cell analysers and blood smears were examined.
Abdulkadir A. Alnakshabandi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non‐Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis of Haemoglobinopathies: From Concept to Clinical Reality

open access: yesPrenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Haemoglobinopathies are the most prevalent monogenic disorders worldwide, contributing significantly to childhood morbidity and mortality. Preventive strategies, including carrier screening and prenatal diagnosis, have successfully reduced disease incidence in regions with established programmes.
Irene Leonidou   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carrying a crisis: The risk of a painful sickle cell crisis during pregnancy

open access: yesBritish Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Commentary on: Auger et al. Sickle cell anaemia with and without crises: An observational study of pregnancy outcomes. Br J Haematol 2026 (Online ahead of print). doi: 10.1111/bjh.70837.
Bart J. Biemond
wiley   +1 more source

Blood Indices of the Patients with β-Thalassemia Minor Compared to the Patients with β-Thalassemia Minor-Alpha-Thalassemia

open access: yesImmunology and Genetics Journal
Objective: Thalassemia, as one of the most common genetic diseases, is a group of hereditary hemoglobin disorders due to a slight disturbance in the production of alpha and beta globin chains in the structure of hemoglobin occurs. There are still no clear criteria for differentiating thalassemia types based on hematological findings.
Bijan Keikhaei Dehdezi   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Sickle cell anaemia with and without crises: An observational study of pregnancy outcomes

open access: yesBritish Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary We assessed the pregnancy outcomes of patients with sickle cell crises. We carried out a retrospective study of 2 698 556 pregnancies in Quebec, Canada between 1989 and 2022. The primary exposure was sickle cell anaemia with crisis during or outside of pregnancy. Outcomes included severe maternal morbidity and other pregnancy complications.
Nathalie Auger   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A very unusual case report: Retinal neovascularization and tractional retinal detachment in a patient with thalassemia minor

open access: yesTaiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
Although many ocular pathologies have been reported in patients with thalassemia major, there is a limited number of studies on the ocular findings of patients with thalassemia minor.
Durgul Acan, Eyyup Karahan
doaj   +1 more source

Phase 3, randomised, placebo‐controlled trial of voxelotor for the resolution of leg ulcers in sickle cell disease: RESOLVE

open access: yesBritish Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
In this trial, conducted in Kenya, Nigeria and Brazil, the resolution of leg ulcers was similar between the voxelotor and placebo arms. In the 12‐week blinded period, the number of sickle cell anaemia with crisis events was higher in the voxelotor arm compared to placebo.
Bernhards Ogutu   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

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