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Prevalence of Haemoglobine s in Araraquara-SP Population.
Revista Brasileira Multidisciplinar - ReBraM /Brazilian Multidisciplinay Journal, 2015 The Sickle Cell Anemia is a genetic hemoglobionopathy, characterized by an alteration in the hemoglobin molecule struture (HbA1), called hemoglobin S (HbS), which causes a distortion in the erythocytes structure, changing from spherical shape to sickle ...
Bruno Rocha de Jesus +4 more
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The Lancet Global Health, 2016 Background: Sickle cell disease contributes substantially to mortality in children younger than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, 20 000 babies per year are thought to be born with sickle cell disease, but accurate data are not available.
Grace Ndeezi, MBChB PhD +10 more
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Co-Inheritance of Sickle Cell Trait and Thalassemia Mutations in South Central Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2012 Background: We aimed to determine the incidence of co-inheritance as well as interaction of sickle cell trait (SCT) and αthal/βthal mutations in south and south central of Iran.
N Saleh-gohari, M Mohammadi-Anaie
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Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 2019 Background This study describes the incidence, demographic characteristics, and geographic distribution of sickle cell anemia (SCA) and sickle cell trait births in Michigan.
Sarah L. Reeves +5 more
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Exertional sickling: Questions and controversy [PDF]
, 2014 Sickle cell trait (SCT) occurs in about 8% of African-Americans and is often described to be of little clinical consequence. Over time, a number of risks have emerged, and among these are rare but catastrophic episodes of sudden death in athletes and ...
Blinder, Morey A., Russel, Sarah
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Sickle Cell Trait and Sudden Death
Sports Medicine - Open, 2018 Sickle cell trait has long been considered a benign condition but continues to be the leading cause of death in young African Americans in military basic training and civilian organized sports.
Bruce L. Mitchell
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Comorbidities in aging patients with sickle cell disease. [PDF]
, 2018 Sickle cell disease (SCD) in general and sickle cell anemia in particular is a highly complex disorder both at the molecular and clinical levels. Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in nature causing ...
Ballas, Samir K.
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A Unique Cause of Intestinal and Splenic Infarction in a Sickle Cell Trait Patient
Case Reports in Surgery, 2013 Sickle-cell trait is a common genetic abnormality in the African American population. A sickle-cell crisis in a patient with sickle-cell trait is uncommon at best. Abdominal painful crises are typical of patients with sickle cell anemia.
Sofya H. Asfaw +5 more
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Prevalence of sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait in national neonatal screening studies
Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2011 Sickle cell anemia is the best known hereditary blood disorder; there are serious complications associated with the condition. Diagnosis and early intervention reduce morbidity and mortality.
Luciana Garcia Lervolino +5 more
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Retinopatia falciforme proliferativa associada a traço falciforme e diabetes gestacional: relato de caso [PDF]
, 2009 Proliferative sickle cell retinopathy is an uncommon complication in individuals with sickle cell trait (AS). However, the risk for proliferative retinopathy development is increased in patients with AS hemoglobinopathy associated with systemic ...
JORGE, Rodrigo +3 more
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