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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Beta thalassaemia"”.
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The social meanings and implications of the Beta-thalassaemia trait among South Asian women in England.
… India, Pakistan or Bangladesh) make sense of the beta-thalassaemia trait in the context of their everyday experiences and, in turn, how these experiences impact their identities. (2) To ascertain the extent of the assimilation and management of genetic information by women of South Asian origin. …
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Hereditary haematological disorders in the Greek population of Cape Town
… most commonly found in Greek persons are the thalassaemias, glucose-6-dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency and, to a lesser extent, certain of the haemoglobinopathies. The clinical and socio-economic consequences of these disorders are significant. In the homozygous state, alpha-thalassaemia is …
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Biophysical properties of blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum malaria: from single-cell host-pathogen interactions to human protective polymorphisms
… up to 70% protection against malaria, and from Beta-thalassaemia individuals, were studied. A general correlation between red blood cell membrane tension, invasion efficiency and dynamics was established, determining a protective tension threshold above which cells are less likely to be invaded. …