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Invasive bacterial infections in Gambians with sickle cell anaemia in an era of widespread Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination [PDF]

, 2016
Background: There is relatively little data on the aetiology of bacterial infections in patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in West Africa, and no data from countries that have implemented conjugate vaccines against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
Anderson, ST, Bah, G, Cunnington, A, Darboe, S, Lawal, B, Soothill, G   +5 more
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A century of theories of balancing selection

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traits that affect organismal fitness are often highly genetically variable. This genetic variation is vital for populations to adapt to their environments, but it is also surprising given that nature – after all – ‘selects’ the best genotypes at the expense of those that fall short.
Filip Ruzicka, Martyna K. Zwoinska, Debora Goedert, Hanna Kokko, Xiang‐Yi Li Richter, Iain R. Moodie, Sofie Nilén, Colin Olito, Erik I. Svensson, Peter Czuppon, Tim Connallon   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene diversity among some endogamous population of Amravati District, Maharashtra, India. [PDF]

, 2010
The present work deals with the distribution of ABO, Rh and sickling alleles as markers to study the genetic structure and micro-demarcation among castes and tribal populations from the Amravati district of Maharashtra.
M. M. Baig, Nandkishor E. Warghat, Rupali P. Tekade   +2 more
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Whole Blood Transcriptomic Analysis of Sickle Cell Trait

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sickle cell trait (SCT) is the heterozygous carrier state for the HBB missense variant which causes sickle cell disease (SCD). SCT has been associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism and chronic kidney disease as well as alterations in clinical laboratory parameters. To investigate differential gene expression in SCT, we used RNA
Mari Johnson, Yanwei Cai, Ana Gabriela Vasconcelos, Peter Orchard, Paul L. Auer, Guillaume Lettre, Jia Wen, Nora Franceschini, Charles Kooperberg, Wei Sun, Li Hsu, Laura M. Raffield, Alex P. Reiner   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on O2 Saturation in Children with Sickle Cell Trait

Majalah-i ̒ilmī pizishkī-i jundī/shapūr, 2012
Background and Objective: Intensive anaerobic exercise is a risk factor for children with sickle cell anemia. However, it remains unclear whether anaerobic or aerobic exercises have any effect on subjects with sickle cell trait.
Masoumeh Rahim, Marzieh Asadizaker, Bizhan Keykhaei Dehdezi   +2 more
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Unclassified Renal Cell Carcinoma With Medullary Phenotype Versus Renal Medullary Carcinoma: Lessons From Diagnosis in an Italian Man Found to Harbor Sickle Cell Trait

Urology Case Reports, 2015
Medullary carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor of the kidney. It affects individuals of African descent and all cases reported show evidence of sickle cell trait. We reviewed an unusual carcinoma arising in a white man, the ninth in the literature.
Piergiuseppe Colombo, Steven C. Smith, Simona Massa, Salvatore L. Renne, Simona Brambilla, Roberto Peschechera, Pierpaolo Graziotti, Massimo Roncalli, Mahul B. Amin   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Testing in Sickle Cell Disease: From Newborn Screening to Transfusion Care

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most frequent monogenic diseases worldwide and a highly heterogeneous and complex disease. SCD care carries several challenges. This includes early and accurate diagnosis as well as optimal red blood cell transfusion matching in this population carrying a high risk of alloimmunization.
Thomas Pincez, Yves D. Pastore
wiley   +1 more source

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi osteomyelitis in a young adult with sickle cell and thalassemia traits: A possible association

IDCases, 2019
Salmonella osteomyelitis is known to occur in immunocompromised and sickle cell disease patients. It rarely occurs in other hosts. We present a case of chronic femoral osteomyelitis due to S. enterica serovar Typhi seen in a Maryland resident.
Stephanie Stephanie, Sarah A. Schmalzle
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Quantitative Point‐of‐Care SD Biosensor Standard G6PD Test for Assessment of G6PD Deficiency in Infectious Diseases

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background G6PD deficiency affects about 500 million people worldwide and is prevalent in many malaria‐endemic settings. People with G6PD deficiency are at risk of hemolysis when exposed to certain medications, including 8‐aminoquinoline drugs used to treat Plasmodium vivax malaria.
Flavia Regina Medeiros da Silva, Alexandre Gomes Vizzoni, Daniela Mendes‐de‐Almeida, Joanna Bokel, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, André Machado Siqueira, Yasmine Rangel Vieira, Simone da Costa Cruz Silva   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Starch Synthase 3 isoforms are essential for normal starch granule initiation in wheat endosperm

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Wheat grains have two distinct types of starch granules. Large, lenticular A‐type granules are formed from a single initiation per amyloplast during early grain development, while numerous small B‐type granules are initiated during later grain development.
Jinjin Ding, Brendan Fahy, Ryo Matsushima, Qiantao Jiang, David Seung   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source