Derangements in phosphate and calcium homeostasis are common in patients with beta-thalassemia.
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Beta-thalassemia is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the beta-globin gene.
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The primers for determination of different subsets of alpha thalassemia deletions were included.
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It is postulated that thalassemia minor may be a risk factor for osteoporosis.
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SF could not reliably predict iron overload in all thalassemia patients.
Uso de thalassaemia en inglés
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Severe iron overload has been reported in patients with the beta-thalassaemia trait.
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Conclusion: The future for thalassaemia care in Hong Kong is bright.
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Objective: To provide a synopsis of current thalassaemia major patient care in Hong Kong.
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Patients: All patients with thalassaemia major with regular transfusion.
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Results: To date, there were 363 thalassaemia major patients under the care of the Hospital Authority.
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The HLA-A and -B antigens of 99 Greek patients with transfusion dependent homozygous beta thalassaemia were determined.
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HPLC may be an appropriate method for rapid screening in population surveys for beta thalassaemia and HbE carriers.
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Gabriel Theophanous has needed a blood transfusion every month for 30 years because he has the condition thalassaemia.
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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.
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This supports the hypothesis that the biology of SCD may show increased inflammation and increased levels of protective antioxidants compared with thalassaemia.
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Blood transfusion therapy is life-saving for patients with beta-thalassaemia and sickle cell disease (SCD), but often results in severe iron overload.
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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.
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The 102 couples had a total of 356 pregnancies, including 302 viable pregnancies, and 88% achieved a family unburdened by thalassaemia.
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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.
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Severe iron overload has been reported in patients with the beta-thalassaemia trait.
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Conclusion: The future for thalassaemia care in Hong Kong is bright.