A Report on Sickle Cell in Sierra Leone [PDF]
, 2019 Sierra Leone is thought to be one of the West African countries most affected by sickle cell disorders. Estimates state that one in four people carry the gene for sickle cell and between 1 to 2% of births are of children with the condition. Despite this,
Berghs, Maria +5 more
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Haemoglobinopathies and newborn haemoglobinopathy screening in Germany. [PDF]
, 2009 Germany has been an immigration country since the early 1950s. In December 2007, 6.7 million non-German citizens lived in the country. However, the total number of citizens with a migration background is 15–20 million, about 9 million of whom come ...
Dickerhoff, R. +2 more
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Laypeople's Views on the Narrative Identity and Societal Treatment of Genetically Modified People
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Genome editing in human embryos could raise new ethical issues by changing future people's narrative and numerical identity. Most philosophers agree that some genetic modifications would have larger effects on identity than others, but they disagree on what criteria might explain these differences and have not supported their claims ...
Derek So, Yann Joly, Robert Sladek
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British Journal of Developmental Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract As they become older, adolescents tend to prefer sleeping and rising later. Yet, it is still unclear if these sleep changes occur due to advancing age or because adolescents are more pubertally mature. This was investigated cross‐sectionally in a sample of 121 Brazilian 9‐to‐17‐year‐olds.
Yessica Alejandra Martínez‐Sánchez +3 more
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Safety of Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) in Patients with Sickle Cell Trait/Anemia
Case Reports in Hematology, 2013 Pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) is a recombinant filgrastim (human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)) attached to a polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecule and is given as part of chemotherapy regimens that are associated with significant ...
Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi +2 more
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Determining the Health Problems of Alaska Military Youth Academy Participants [PDF]
, 2014 Alaska Military Youth Academy is an accredited residential high school program that utilizes a quasi-military approach to teach life skills to at-risk youth.
Doughty, Mark W.
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Vascular endothelial dysfunction in sickle cell disease by brachial artery flow mediated dilatation
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014 Objective: The present study was conducted aiming to assess endothelial function in sickle cell disease (SS), sickle cell trait(SA) and compare to endothelial dysfunction between sickle cell anemia (SS), sickle cell trait (SA) cases and control (AA ...
Pranav Kumar Raghuwanshi
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Spectrum of Sickle Cell Diseases in Patients Diagnosed at a Tertiary Care Centre in Karnataka with Special Emphasis on their Clinicohaematological Profile [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Sickle cell disease is a monogenic disorder with considerable clinical diversity and Sickle haemoglobin is responsible for wide spectrum of disorders which vary with respect to severity of anaemia, frequency of crises and duration of ...
Hemalata Lokanatha +2 more
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Microalbuminuria as Predictor of Early Glomerular Injury in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Anaemia at Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2012 [PDF]
, 2012 Microalbuminuria (MA) is the earliest marker of various diseases affecting the renal system. Its relevance in children and adolescents with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), who are known to be prone to renal complications, has not been fully explored in our ...
Christopher, Richard
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Renal dysfunction in patients with sickle cell anemia or sickle cell trait [PDF]
, 1998 Patients with sickle cell anemia (Hb SS) or sickle cell trait (Hb AS) may present several types of renal dysfunction; however, comparison of the prevalence of these abnormalities between these two groups and correlation with the duration of disease in a ...
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