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Sickle Cell Disease—Genetics, Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation and Treatment

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2019
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenetic disorder due to a single base-pair point mutation in the β-globin gene resulting in the substitution of the amino acid valine for glutamic acid in the β-globin chain.
B. Inusa, L. Hsu, Neeraj Kohli, A. Patel, K. Ominu-Evbota, K. Anie, W. Atoyebi   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Point‐Counterpoint: Adult patients in children's hospitals

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Adults continue to be admitted to children's hospitals for a variety of reasons. But should they? Transfer from the pediatric to adult hospital setting is the standard of high‐quality care for any young adult. Adult hospitalists are equipped to care for these patients.
Meg Groom, Ruchi Doshi, Rachel Peterson, Ashley Jenkins   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insights Into Elevated Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions In Sickle Cell Disease: Comparisons of Hydroxyurea-treated and Non-treated Young Children [PDF]

, 2006
Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) were examined in 15 normal- hearing African-American children between the ages of 6 and 14 years with homozygous sickle cell disease (SCD), who were on a regimen of hydroxyurea (HDU), a drug that reduces ...
Adams, Ajulo, Andrew Stuart, Ashoor, Atsina, Belcher, Benkerrou, Berlin, Berlin, Brown, Brun, Cevette, Chen, Chies, Conran, Crawford, Downs, Drexl, Elion, Forman-Franco, Friedman, Gaskill, Gentry, Gladwin, Gorga, Gorga, Gorga, Halsey, Haupt, Hillery, Huang, Huynh, Jacobson, Kakigi, Kaul, Kemp, Kemp, Kim, Kimberley, Koga, Koussi, Kujawa, Letitia J. Walker, Lonsbury-Martin, Lonsbury-Martin, MacDonald, Mom, Morgenstein, Nicol, Odetoyinbo, Okpala, Onakoya, Owens, O’Rourke, Piltcher, Prieve, Raveh, Ryan, Saleh, Saleh, Scheibe, Schweinfurth, Schweinfurth, Shera, Sherri M. Jones, Slepecky, Stuart, Styles, Suzuki, Talmadge, Telischi, Todd, Walker, Whitehead, Zhang, Zorowka   +75 more
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The Impact of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation on Sickle Cell Retinopathy and Maculopathy: A Prospective, Observational Study

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
Rajani P. Brandsen, Elisabeth Dovern, Bart J. Biemond, Roselie M. H. Diederen, Erfan Nur   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Identity and Resilience: Supporting Black Women With Multiple Sclerosis

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Black women with multiple sclerosis developed and maintained cultural expectations of strength, self‐reliance, and caregiving known as superwoman schema (SWS) while also navigating their disability identity. The SWS framework guided this study and highlighted unique factors that contributed to the help‐seeking behaviors of Black women.
Jessica S. Henry, Janice A. Byrd‐Badjie, Aiesha T. Lee, Mona Robinson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coexisting Sickle Cell Anemia and Sarcoidosis: A Management Conundrum! [PDF]

, 2017
Sickle cell disease and Sarcoidosis are conditions that are more common in the African American population. In this report we share an unfortunate patient who had hepatic sarcoidosis but could not receive steroids since that precipitated acute liver ...
Gollahalli, Nagesh S., Nutan, FNU
core   +3 more sources

Luspatercept in Transfusion‐Dependent β‐Thalassemia: The Benefit Is Real, and So Are the Risks

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
Khaled M. Musallam
wiley   +1 more source

The Application of 4E Cognition to Counseling and the Intersectional Experiences of Black Individuals With Disabilities

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Black Americans with disabilities experience a range of inequities including barriers to access, social stigmatization, and health outcomes that are greater than both their White and their nondisabled peers. This conceptual article explains in detail these inequities. The authors provide an overview of the existing models of disability used in
Aaron Albright, Clarence K. Bumpas, Jeff Moe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling Extramedullary Hematopoiesis: A Case Report Highlighting the Causes, Symptoms, and Management Strategies

Thalassemia Reports
Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) serves as a compensatory mechanism in chronic hemolytic anemias, such as thalassemia, and can result in spinal cord compression.
Konstantinos Manganas, Aikaterini Xydaki, Angeliki Kotsiafti, Olympia Papakonstantinou, Sophia Delicou   +4 more
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AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Sickle Cell Disease Pain [PDF]

, 2017
Pain in sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and high health care costs. Although episodic acute pain is the hallmark of this disorder, there is an increasing awareness that chronic pain is part of the pain ...
Aguilar, Ameringer, Ballas, Ballas, Ballas, Barakat, Bediako, Brandow, Brandow, Bruehl, Campbell, Campbell, Carlton Dampier, Carroll, Carroll, Carroll, Crawford, Dampier, Dampier, Dampier, Dampier, Dampier, Dampier, Darbari, Darbari, Darbari, DeBaun, Deepika S. Darbari, Dworkin, Dyson, Edwards, Fillingim, Fillingim, Franck, Gil, Gil, Hassell, Hoff, Houston-Yu, Igbineweka, Jonassaint, Kathryn Hassell, Kato, Kauf, Koshy, Levenson, Lewandowski, Long, Mahadeo, Maixner, Mathur, McClish, Milner, Minniti, Minniti, Myrvik, Niebanck, Palermo, Palermo, Palermo, Paul, Platt, Powars, Raphael, Savitt, Schwartz, Serarslan, Serjeant, Shapiro, Sil, Smith, Smith, Sogutlu, Steinberg, Taylor, Tonya M. Palermo, Tsao, Turk, Valrie, Vance, Vardeh, Walco, Walco, Wallen, Wally Smith, Wilkie, William Zempsky, Wison Schaeffer, Yawn, Zempsky   +89 more
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