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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Hemoglobinopathy"”.
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Transition of chronically-ill youth to adult care: Experience of youth with hemoglobinopathy
… an inconsistent process, especially for CIY with hemoglobinopathy (e.g. sickle cell disease, thalassemia). The transitioning experience to adult care may be interrupted by obstacles such as lack of transition support, limited number of transition programs and resistance toward transfer to adult …
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Hemaglobinopathy and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Historical Cohort Study
Pregnancy in women with hemoglobinopathy has been associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. We conducted a historical cohort study using Discharge Abstract Database for the fiscal year 1991-1992 through 2007-2008. We estimated the frequency of pregnant women with …
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Association of variants in APOL1, MYH9 and HMOX1 WITH micro-Albuminuria among Sickle Cell disease patients from Cameroon
… Cell Disease (SCD) is a monogenic, multi-organ hemoglobinopathy disorder that is highly prevalent in Africa, with nearly 300 000 newborn cases per year. The underlying pathophysiological mechanism of the disease involves alteration of the normal soft and biconcave disc shape of erythrocytes, to …
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An Examination of the Biopsychsocial Risk Factors for Cognitive Development of Children with Sickle Cell Disease
… risk factors. SCD is a chronic, hereditary, hemoglobinopathy which is most commonly found in individuals of African descent. Research has shown that many children with SCD have been found to have deficits in their executive functioning, as a result of the defects in hemoglobin. Children with …
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Characterization of Bone Pathology in Sickle Cell Disease and Therapeutic Strategies
<p>Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic hemoglobinopathy that has grown into a global health concern. While the advances in medical treatment and management of SCD during childhood have drastically improved the overall survival of children, the transition from pediatric to adult services is …
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Characteristics of cardiovascular dysfunction and pulminory hypertension in patients with sickle cell disease
… cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary hemoglobinopathy that causes chronic<br/>complications due to repetitive vaso-occlusive events and hemolysis, and can<br/>lead to multiorgan failure and shortened life expectancy. Among a spectrum of<br/>cardiovascular manifestations in these …