Venous thromboembolism with contraceptive use in females with sickle cell traitAJOG Global Reports at a Glance [PDF]
AJOG Global ReportsBACKGROUND: Sickle cell trait is the carrier state for sickle cell disease and occurs in 1 in 13 births in Black and African American families. Individuals with sickle cell trait are permitted to serve in the military.
Angela K. Phillips, PhD, APRN +4 more
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Blood count changes in malaria patients according to blood groups (ABO/Rh) and sickle cell trait [PDF]
Malaria JournalIntroduction Introduction: Malaria continues to be the leading cause of hospitalization and death in Angola, a country in sub- Saharan Africa. In 2023, in the first quarter, 2,744,682 cases were registered, and of these 2,673 patients died due to malaria
Euclides N. M. Sacomboio +13 more
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Sickle cell disease status among school adolescents and their tribal community in South Gujarat [PDF]
Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 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
Bipin Vasava +3 more
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Sickle cell trait in São Tomé e Príncipe: a population-based prevalence study in women of reproductive age [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Sickle Cell Disorder is Africa’s most prevalent genetic disease. Yet, it remains a neglected condition, with high mortality under-five, and a lack of population-based studies in the region. This is the first of its kind in São Tomé e Príncipe,
Guilherme Queiroz +6 more
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PLoS Pathogens, 2021 Sickle-trait hemoglobin protects against severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Severe malaria is governed in part by the expression of the Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 (PfEMP1) that are encoded by var genes, specifically those ...
Jens E V Petersen +7 more
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Incidence of hemoglobinopathies and spatialization of newborns with sickle cell trait in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2022 Objective To evaluate the incidence of variant hemoglobins of newborn samples from the Neonatal Screening Center in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and to analyze the distribution and spatial autocorrelation of newborns with sickle cell trait.
Priscila de Matos Cândido-Bacani +7 more
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The accuracy of haemoglobin A2 measurements in the presence and absence of haemoglobin S
eJHaem, 2023 The quantification of haemoglobin A2 by high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was compared with quantification by capillary electrophoresis for control subjects and patients with sickle cell trait or sickle cell anaemia.
Jane K. Myburgh +2 more
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Should Sickle Cell Trait Be a Contraindication to Breast Reconstruction?—A Case Series Analysis
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Open, 2023 Background While sickle cell disease has long been considered a contraindication to breast free flap reconstruction, there have been less definitive decisions about the impact of sickle cell trait on these procedures.
Theresa K. Webster +6 more
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(Lack of) knowledge of mothers about sickle cell trait and disease: a qualitative study
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021 Objective: to analyze the understanding of mothers about sickle cell disease and/or trait of the family from a diagnosed child. Methods: this is a qualitative study, using a semi-structured interview with 23 mothers, at a sickle cell disease outpatient ...
Rafael Rocha +5 more
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