The α-thalassemias

FB Piel, DJ Weatherall - New England Journal of Medicine, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
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[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 …

Exploring the effectiveness of mandatory premarital screening and genetic counselling programmes for β-thalassaemia in the Middle East: a scoping review

M Saffi, N Howard - Public Health Genomics, 2015 - karger.com
Background: β-Thalassaemia is a common genetic blood disorder in the Middle Eastern
region. Mandatory premarital screening and genetic counselling (PMSGC) programmes are …

Ethical, social, and cultural issues related to clinical genetic testing and counseling in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

A Zhong, B Darren, B Loiseau, LQB He, T Chang… - Genetics in …, 2021 - nature.com
Purpose We performed a systematic review of the ethical, social, and cultural issues
associated with delivery of genetic services in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Risk factors associated with different types of intimate partner violence (IPV): an emergency department study

S Bazargan-Hejazi, E Kim, J Lin, A Ahmadi… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Domestic intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious health care concern,
which may be mitigated by early detection, screening, and intervention. Objectives We …

[HTML][HTML] Major thalassemia, screening or treatment: an economic evaluation study in Iran

F Esmaeilzadeh, B Ahmadi, S Vahedi… - … journal of health …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Beta-thalassemia minor and thalassemia major are an autosomal recessive
disease with hypochromic, microcytic anemia, and morbidities, Today, therapeutic advances …

[PDF][PDF] Premarital screening programs in the Middle East, from a human right's perspective

A Alhosain - Diversity Equality Health Care, 2018 - researchgate.net
Premarital screening aims primarily to give couples (who are planning to get married soon)
medical consultation on the odds of transmitting genetic diseases to their children. Given …

[HTML][HTML] The evaluation of results of twenty common equations for differentiation of beta thalassemia trait from iron deficiency anemia: a cross-sectional study

HE Sadagheyani, R Sharafkhani… - Iranian Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Beta Thalassemia Trait (BTT) and Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) were two
common clinical problems with clinical hypochromic and microcytic manifestations, and their …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, awareness, and attitude of medical students concerning genetics and premarital screening

SS Aga, YA Alghamdi, AA Alghamdi… - Journal of nature and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The objectives of the study are to evaluate the medical students' knowledge,
awareness, and attitude of genetics and genetic testing in general and premarital screening …

The sperminator as a public nuisance: redressing wrongful life and birth claims in new ways (AKA new tricks for old torts)

BP Billauer - UALR L. Rev., 2019 - HeinOnline
Sperm banking has become a business, an international business, and a very lucrative one
at that. Driven by commercialization and profit margins, 2 and without the moral safeguards …