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Ocular Manifestations in Thalassemia Minor

Ophthalmologica, 2010
The authors report the results of a study on 96 subjects affected with thalessemia minor. The study was made at the Center for the Study of Microcythemia of the OORR in Naples. Of extreme scientific interest is the finding of ocular involvement in 33.3% of the cases. Therefore, after formulating a pathogenetic hypothesis, the authors plan more involved
MAGLI, Adriano, Fusco R, Mettivier V, Pisapia R.   +3 more
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The Association of Hemochromatosis with Thalassemia Minor

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1965
Excerpt Hemochromatosis occurs frequently in the course of thalassemia major (1). On the other hand, it is most unusual to encounter this complication in patients with thalassemia minor.
M, LEWIS, G R, LEE, A, HAUT
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HEREDITARY LEPTOCYTOSIS (THALASSEMIA MINOR)

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1956
• In hereditary leptocytosis the hemoglobin is normal as to composition but deficient in quantity and the red corpuscles are present in normal or increased numbers as revealed by the red blood cell count but are small in size as measured either by the hematocrit (cell-pack) or by micrometry on dried smears.
D G, HANLON, J B, SELBY, E D, BAYRD
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Jaundice in Thalassemia Minor

New England Journal of Medicine, 1962
THE term "ineffective erythropoiesis" is used to describe a pathophysiologic state in which a significant fraction of the erythropoietic activity of the bone marrow fails to produce circulating red cells with a measurable life-span.1 , 2 Instead, much of the heme pigment synthesized appears to be destroyed while the maturing erythroid cells are still ...
S, ROBINSON, T, VANIER, J F, DESFORGES, R, SCHMID   +3 more
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Cognitive dysfunction in β‐thalassemia minor

American Journal of Hematology, 2006
Abstractβ‐thalassemia minor is a common, hereditary, and mostly symptomless disease. Previous studies have shown that lower hemoglobin values are associated with poorer cognitive functions. We aimed to evaluate the cognitive function in patients with β‐thalassemia minor. Thirty‐two male subjects with β‐thalassemia minor and 32 sex‐, age‐, and education
Oral, Nevruz, Umit, Ulas, Turker, Cetin, Yasar, Kutukcu, Ahmet, Kurekci   +4 more
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Beta-Thalassemia Minor During Pregnancy

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2004
To investigate pregnancy outcome of patients with beta-thalassemia minor.A population-based study comparing all pregnancies of women with and without beta-thalassemia minor was conducted. Deliveries occurred during the years 1988-2002 at Soroka University Medical Center.
Eyal, Sheiner, Amalia, Levy, Ronit, Yerushalmi, Miriam, Katz   +3 more
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Favism and Thalassemia Minor in a Pregnant Woman

JAMA, 1962
In the past few years, favism and hemolytic anemia induced by a variety of drugs have been shown to be associated with a specific defect in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) activity of the erythrocytes of susceptible individuals. This defect, like thalassemia, occurs particularly among individuals of Mediterranean racial background.
K M, CAHILL, A B, LEY
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Plasma lipids in beta-thalassemia minor

Atherosclerosis, 1989
Because total cholesterol levels have been found to be lower in patients affected by thalassemia major and intermedia, we examined the plasma lipid pattern of 628 beta-thalassemia trait carriers and 4552 controls in order to evaluate whether the plasma lipid impairment is also present in the heterozygous state.
M, Maioli, S, Pettinato, G M, Cherchi, D, Giraudi, A, Pacifico, G, Pupita, M G, Tidore   +6 more
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[Arthritis in thalassemia minor].

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 1977
Seven cases with the syndrome of thalassemia minor and pauciarticular, non-erosive, seronegative arthritis are described. Other known causes of seronegative arthritis had been excluded. There was a predilection for middlesized joints such as ankles, wrists and elbows. Usually the synovitis was asymmetrical from onset, with one to eight joints affected.
U, Schlumpf, N, Gerber, H, Bünzli, U, Elsässer, A, Pestalozzi, A, Böni   +5 more
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Antenatal screening for thalassemia minor

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1989
This report describes the findings of a screening program of 918 obstetric patients for thalassemia minor. Patients with erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume (MCV) less than 80 fL on initial complete blood count were evaluated with serum iron, total iron binding capacity, quantitative hemoglobin electrophoresis, and trial of iron replacement.
DL Gehlbach, IL Morgenstern
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