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Findings supporting neonatal screening for sickle cell disease: an observational study in Senegal
Frontiers in PediatricsIntroductionSickle cell disease (SCD) is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, and early detection through neonatal screening can improve outcomes. In Senegal, systematic screening is not yet implemented.
Lucie Petigas +8 more
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Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019 Infants and children under five years generally have high susceptibility to pathogenic and opportunistic infections due to immaturity and inexperience of their immune responses.
Solomon Opoku, Isaac Nyanor
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Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014 Background: Sickle cell disease is one of the commonest diseases widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria in particular. This study investigated the possible effects of sickle cell disease (SCD) on the cranial index and pattern of head shapes of ...
MA Musa
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, 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 +2 more
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Sickle Cell Disease: Historical Overview and Current Therapies
Prenatal Diagnosis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects millions worldwide, yet the limited treatment options currently available do not always adequately control the disease and carry significant side effects. At present, the only curative treatment is hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation, a procedure that carries considerable challenges and numerous ...
Oluwaseun O. Babatunde +4 more
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Steps to Better Kidney Health for People with Sickle Cell Disease [PDF]
People with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at greater risk than the general population for kidney complications. Share your medical history with your healthcare team so it can properly identify and treat any complications of SCD you currently have or may ...
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Global, regional, and national prevalence and mortality burden of sickle cell disease, 2000-2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Previous global analyses, with known underdiagnosis and single cause per death attribution systems, provide only a small insight into the suspected high population health effect of sickle cell disease.
GBD 2021 Sickle Cell Disease Collaborators,
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Sleep Research, EarlyView.Abstract A 41‐year‐old male patient presented with a 13‐year history of recurrent nocturnal penile pain associated with erections during sleep. Over the course of his illness, the patient attended outpatient clinics on 298 occasions and was hospitalized three times. The primary symptom reported was erectile pain occurring during sleep.
Liping Zhang +5 more
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Feasibility and utility of a sickle cell disease registry for research and patient management
, 2009 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This thesis aimed to evaluate the feasibility and utility of a sickle cell disease registry for clinical patient management and research.
Gilmore, Annette
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