Treatment of the inherited blood disorder thalassemia depends upon the level of severity. For mild forms of the condition, advice and counseling are often...
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Thalassemias are a group of inherited blood disorders that manifest as the production of reduced hemoglobin. Symptoms depend on the type of thalassemia...
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Beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia) is an inherited blood disorder, a form of thalassemia resulting in variable outcomes ranging from clinically asymptomatic...
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Alpha-thalassemia (α-thalassemia, α-thalassaemia) is an inherited blood disorder and a form of thalassemia. Thalassemias are a group of inherited blood...
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Microcytic anemia (section Thalassemia)
made by DNA analysis for alpha thalassemia and hemoglobin electrophoresis for beta thalassemia. Management of thalassemia involves life-long blood transfusions...
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Transfusion-dependent anemia (section Thalassemia)
anemia, most notably myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and thalassemia. Due to the number of diseases that can cause transfusion-dependent anemia, diagnosing...
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list of Non-governmental organization (NGOs) based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. List of NGOs in Pakistan List of NGOs Based in Karachi List of NGOs in...
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CRISPR Therapeutics (category Biotechnology companies of Switzerland)
commercialize medicines for various diseases including sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia, various cancers, type 1 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. The CEO...
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Hemoglobin D (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024)
heterozygous (inherited in only one of the chromosome 11) HbD trait, HbD-thalassemia, HbS-D (sickle cell) disease, and, very rarely, homozygous (inherited...
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Hemoglobin A (section Alpha-thalassemia)
to have a “silent” α-thalassemia whereas, if the mutation is on both then it is considered an α-thalassemia trait. α-thalassemia is mostly found in sub-tropical...
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organisation. It is a youth organisation working for blood donation, thalassemia, bone marrow transplantation and disaster relief.[citation needed] Since...
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Fetal hemoglobin (category Embryology of cardiovascular system)
hemoglobin begin to be produced. Diseases such as beta thalassemias, which affect components of the adult hemoglobin, can delay this process, and cause...
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Shantilal C. Sheth (category Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians)
presentation during PEDICON 2006, Delhi, January 6th, 2006. Progress in the management of thalassemia". Indian Pediatrics. 43 (6): 503–6. PMID 16820659....
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Jaundice (redirect from Yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes)
guide to diagnosis and management. McGraw-Hill Professional. pp. 146–. ISBN 978-0-07-144035-6. Retrieved 15 November 2010. "Thalassemia". The Lecturio Medical...
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Sickle cell trait (category Disorders of globin and globulin proteins)
presence of alpha-thalassemia has been shown to act protectively against microvasculatory distress before, during, and after exercise. Because of the microcirculatory...
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Anemia (redirect from Lack of red blood cells disorder)
deficiency, folate deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, thalassemia and a number of bone marrow tumors. Causes of increased breakdown include genetic disorders...
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as sickle cell anemia or thalassemia. The spleen is an organ located in the abdomen next to the stomach. It is composed of red pulp which filters the...
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used to investigate thalassemias, which are disorders caused by defective hemoglobin production. The test uses the principles of gel electrophoresis to...
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State-Based Recommendations for Management of Alpha Thalassemia Trait and Silent Carrier Detected on the Newborn Screen". The Journal of Pediatrics. 195: 283–287...
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Congenital hemolytic anemia (section Thalassemia)
the type of thalassemia and can vary from none to severe. Often there is mild to severe anemia (low red blood cells or hemoglobin) as thalassemia can affect...
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Sickle cell disease (redirect from Management of sickle cell disease)
incidence of SCD and thalassemia. In Bahrain, a study published in 1998 that covered about 56,000 people in hospitals in Bahrain found that 2% of newborns...
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Craniotabes (section Management)
vitamin D deficiency), marasmus, syphilis, or thalassemia, can cause craniotabes if present during a time of rapid skull growth (most especially during gestation...
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(2009-01-01). "Alpha thalassemia major--new mutations, intrauterine management, and outcomes". Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education...
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Rachitic rosary (redirect from Beading of ribs)
cause of rachitic rosary, however its presence has also been noted in tumor-induced osteomalacia, primary hyperparathyroidism, and beta-thalassemia. It...
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against him on publicly humiliating a disabled employee. The addition of thalassemia as a new disability under this new law allowed a Chhattisgarh girl with...
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Hemoglobin Lepore syndrome (category Disorders of globin and globulin proteins)
findings bear close resemblance to those of the beta-thalassemia trait; a blood disorder that reduces the production of the iron-containing protein hemoglobin...
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Causes of low-flow priapism include sickle cell anemia (most common in children), leukemia, and other blood dyscrasias such as thalassemia and multiple...
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Monash Medical Centre (category Buildings and structures in the City of Monash)
surgery. It is the statewide provider of Thalassemia services, for both children and adult populations. Most of the services are provided on an outpatient...
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Complete blood count (redirect from Rule of three (hematology))
sickle cell anemia and thalassemia. The reference ranges for the complete blood count represent the range of results found in 95% of apparently healthy people...
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promote proper red blood cell shape reducing the effects of sickle cell disease. Beta thalassemia is a heritable disorder, characterized by the inability...
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