Significats de thalassaemia en anglès

Severe iron overload has been reported in patients with the beta-thalassaemia trait.

Conclusion: The future for thalassaemia care in Hong Kong is bright.

Objective: To provide a synopsis of current thalassaemia major patient care in Hong Kong.

Patients: All patients with thalassaemia major with regular transfusion.

Results: To date, there were 363 thalassaemia major patients under the care of the Hospital Authority.

The HLA-A and -B antigens of 99 Greek patients with transfusion dependent homozygous beta thalassaemia were determined.

HPLC may be an appropriate method for rapid screening in population surveys for beta thalassaemia and HbE carriers.

Gabriel Theophanous has needed a blood transfusion every month for 30 years because he has the condition thalassaemia.

Susceptibility to annexin binding is enhanced in several genetic disorders affecting erythrocyte function, such as thalassaemia, sickle-cell disease and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.

This supports the hypothesis that the biology of SCD may show increased inflammation and increased levels of protective antioxidants compared with thalassaemia.

Blood transfusion therapy is life-saving for patients with beta-thalassaemia and sickle cell disease (SCD), but often results in severe iron overload.

These results demonstrate that thalassaemia patients have increased MDA and circulating NTBI relative to SCD patients and lower levels of some cytokines and gamma-tocopherol.

The 102 couples had a total of 356 pregnancies, including 302 viable pregnancies, and 88% achieved a family unburdened by thalassaemia.

The reliability of HbA2 measurement by HPLC for the detection of beta thalassaemia and HbE was assessed in 200 consecutive samples for routine thalassaemia screening.

Severe iron overload has been reported in patients with the beta-thalassaemia trait.

Conclusion: The future for thalassaemia care in Hong Kong is bright.