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Knowledge and Attitudes towards Sickle Cell Disease Screening: A Study of Members of the UK Sickle Cell Society [PDF]

, 2006
Over the past fifty years there has been an increase in the number of people in the UK who have a Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) or are carriers. This increase has led to an expansion in research in this area; however one particular area that has not been ...
Millan, Jenny, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Eboh, Win   +2 more
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Peripartum Anesthetic Management of a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease and Preeclampsia. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Peripartum care for patients with sickle cell disease and preeclampsia requires coordinated multidisciplinary management. Key strategies include multimodal analgesia, individualized transfusion protocols, and vigilant maternal‐fetal monitoring.
Dow M, Srinivasan A, Ayad S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Nutritional status, hospitalization and mortality among patients with sickle cell anemia in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Reduced growth is common in children with sickle cell anemia, but few data exist on associations with long-term clinical course. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition at enrollment into a hospital-based cohort and ...
Soka, Deogratius, Prentice, AM, Komba, Albert N, Prentice, Andrew M, C. R. Newton, A. M. Prentice, Komba, AN, Williams, TN, Fulford, AJ, Makani, J, Newton, Charles R, S. E. Cox, D. Soka, Newton, CR, A. N. Komba, Soka, D, Marsh, K, Cox, SE, Fulford, Anthony J, K. Marsh, Williams, Thomas N, J. Makani, Cox, Sharon E, Williams, Thomas, Makani, Julie, Marsh, Kevin, T. N. Williams, A. J. Fulford   +27 more
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Evaluating Reproductive Health Recommendations in CPGs for Sickle Cell Disease: An Umbrella Review. [PDF]

Clin Public Health Guidel
ABSTRACT Background Individuals with sickle cell disease or trait (SCD/T) face significant reproductive health risks, highlighting the need to assess the best available evidence on their reproductive health needs. Objectives To assess the quality of SCD/T clinical practice guidelines and evaluate the key characteristics and quality of their ...
Roberts LR, Julmisse M, Sahin S, Nick JM, Tamares S.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Bacteraemia in Kenyan children with sickle-cell anaemia: a retrospective cohort and case-control study. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 90% of children with sickle-cell anaemia die before the diagnosis can be made. The causes of death are poorly documented, but bacterial sepsis is probably important.
Uyoga, Sophie, Berkley, James, Macharia, Alex, McAuley, Charlotte F, Opi, DH, Kevin Marsh, J Anthony G Scott, Mwarumba, Salim, Berkley, James A, Ndila, C, Scott, John, Carolyne Ndila, Berkley, JA, Thomas N Williams, Sophie Uyoga, Williams, TN, Makani, J, James A Berkley, Sharif, SK, McAuley, CF, Daniel H Opi, Mwarumba, S, Uyoga, S, Macharia, A, Albert Komba, Marsh, K, Scott, JA, Charlotte F McAuley, Sharif, Shahnaaz K, Scott, J Anthony G, Williams, Thomas N, Julie Makani, Ndiritu, Moses N, Salim Mwarumba, Moses N Ndiritu, Komba, Albert, Williams, Thomas, Komba, A, Opi, Daniel H, Makani, Julie, Marsh, Kevin, Ndiritu, MN, Alex Macharia, Shahnaaz K Sharif, Ndila, Carolyne   +44 more
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Concomitant Presence of Hb Agrinio and - -Med Deletion in a Greek Male Patient with Hemoglobinopathy H: More Severe Phenotype and Literature Review

Hematology Reports, 2023
Hemoglobin (Hb) Agrinio is a rare non-deletional a-globin mutation observed almost exclusively in Greek, Spanish or other Mediterranean families. The clinical manifestations of a carrier of a single Hb Agrinio mutation (single heterozygosity) depend on ...
Michael D. Diamantidis, Stefania Pitsava, Omar Zayed, Ioanna Argyrakouli, Konstantinos Karapiperis, Christos Chatzoulis, Evangelos Alexiou, Achilles Manafas, Evangelos Tsangalas, Konstantinos Karakoussis   +9 more
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Fat Embolization Syndrome Secondary to Steroid Treatment in a Case of Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Crisis

Case Reports in Hematology, 2023
Fat embolization syndrome (FES) is often seen as a complication of fractures and has been known to cause respiratory failure, rashes of the skin, thrombocytopenia, and neurological damage.
Ram Prakash Thirugnanasambandam, Farish Mohamed Maraikayar, Marie Liu, Khalid Elbashir, John Muthu   +4 more
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Improving Screening Programmes for Sickle Cell Disorders and Other Haemoglobinopathies in Europe: The Role of Patient Organisations

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2019
This discussion paper has been written to show the unique contribution and added value that Patient Organisations can give to the development and improvement of newborn screening programmes for sickle cell disorder (SCD) and other haemoglobinopathies in ...
John James, Elizabeth Dormandy
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Hematological and Biochemical Reference Ranges for the Population with Sickle Cell Disease at Steady State in Tanzania

Hemato, 2022
Hematological and biochemical reference values in sickle cell disease (SCD) are crucial for patient management and the evaluation of interventions. This study was conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to establish ...
Anna Daniel Fome, Raphael Z. Sangeda, Emmanuel Balandya, Josephine Mgaya, Deogratius Soka, Furahini Tluway, Upendo Masamu, Siana Nkya, Julie Makani, Bruno P. Mmbando   +9 more
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Protein Phosphatase-1 Regulates Expression of Neuregulin-1

Biology, 2016
Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1), a cellular serine/threonine phosphatase, is targeted to cellular promoters by its major regulatory subunits, PP1 nuclear targeting subunit, nuclear inhibitor of PP1 (NIPP1) and RepoMan.
Tatiana Ammosova, Kareem Washington, Jamie Rotimi, Namita Kumari, Kahli A. Smith, Xiaomei Niu, Marina Jerebtsova, Sergei Nekhai   +7 more
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