The hemoglobin E thalassemias

S Fucharoen, DJ Weatherall - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Hemoglobin E (HbE) is an extremely common structural hemoglobin variant that occurs at
high frequencies throughout many Asian countries. It is a β-hemoglobin variant, which is …

[HTML][HTML] A paradigm shift on beta-thalassaemia treatment: How will we manage this old disease with new therapies?

MD Cappellini, JB Porter, V Viprakasit, AT Taher - Blood reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Beta-thalassaemia causes defective haemoglobin synthesis leading to ineffective
erythropoiesis, chronic haemolytic anaemia, and subsequent clinical complications. Blood …

Economics of hematopoietic cell transplantation

N Khera, SB Zeliadt, SJ Lee - … Journal of the American Society of …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
Given the rapidly rising healthcare costs, it is important to understand the economic costs of
hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), a procedure that is being used more frequently in …

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for homozygous β-thalassemia and β-thalassemia/hemoglobin E patients from haploidentical donors

U Anurathapan, S Hongeng, S Pakakasama… - Bone marrow …, 2016 - nature.com
Thalassemia-free survival after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) is about 80–90%
with either matched-related or-unrelated donors. We explored the use of a mismatched …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative and qualitative differences in use and trends of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a Global Observational Study

A Gratwohl, H Baldomero, M Gratwohl, M Aljurf… - …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fifty-five years after publication of the first hematopoietic stem cell transplantation this
technique has become an accepted treatment option for defined hematologic and non …

[HTML][HTML] Current results and future research priorities in late effects after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for children with sickle cell disease and thalassemia: a …

S Shenoy, E Angelucci, SD Arnold, KS Baker… - Biology of Blood and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sustained donor engraftment after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT)
converts to healthy donor hemoglobin synthesis and halts disease symptoms in patients with …

Progress toward the control and management of the thalassemias

S Fucharoen, DJ Weatherall - Hematology/oncology Clinics, 2016 - hemonc.theclinics.com
Both a-thalassemia and b-thalassemia and some abnormal hemoglobins (Hb), such as Hb E
and Hb Constant Spring (CS), are prevalent in Thailand. The frequencies are 20% to 30 …

Healthcare costs and outcomes of managing β‐thalassemia major over 50 years in the United Kingdom

D Weidlich, P Kefalas, JF Guest - Transfusion, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The objective was to estimate the incidence‐based costs of treating β‐
thalassemia major (BTM) to the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS) over the …

Setting up and sustaining blood and marrow transplant services for children in middle-income economies: an experience-driven position paper on behalf of the EBMT …

L Faulkner, M Verna, A Rovelli, RK Agarwal… - Bone Marrow …, 2021 - nature.com
Severe blood disorders and cancer are the leading cause of death and disability from
noncommunicable diseases in the global pediatric population and a major financial burden …

An updated cost-effectiveness analysis of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine among children in Thailand

P Dilokthornsakul, K Kengkla, S Saokaew… - Vaccine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background A previous cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) showed that Pneumococcal
Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) 10 and PCV13 were not cost-effective for universal immunization …