Reducing the iron burden and improving survival in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients: current perspectives

K Bayanzay, L Alzoebie - Journal of blood medicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Hypertransfusion regimens for thalassemic patients revolutionized the management of
severe thalassemia; transforming a disease which previously led to early infant death into a …

Sotatercept, a novel transforming growth factor β ligand trap, improves anemia in β-thalassemia: a phase II, open-label, dose-finding study

MD Cappellini, J Porter, R Origa, GL Forni… - …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
β-thalassemia, a hereditary blood disorder caused by defective synthesis of hemoglobin β
globin chains, leads to ineffective erythropoiesis and chronic anemia that may require blood …

Healthcare resource utilization and direct costs of transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: a retrospective cost-of-illness study

S Alshamsi, S Hamidi, HO Narci - BMC health services research, 2022 - Springer
Background Patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) require lifelong blood
transfusions and iron chelation therapy. Thus, patients afflicted with TDT often have to …

Anemia y estado nutricional en menores de 5 años. Hospital Pablo Jaramillo Crespo, Cuenca-Ecuador.

WJB Vidal - Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias …, 2020 - publicaciones.ucuenca.edu.ec
La anemia representa una enfermedad con una elevada prevalencia que está ligada a
situaciones precarias que viven los infantes. Objetivos: determinar la frecuencia de la …

Proportion of acute transfusion reaction and associated factors among adult transfused patients at felege hiwot compressive referral hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest …

Y Gelaw, B Woldu, M Melku - Journal of Blood Medicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Acute transfusion reactions are adverse events occurring within 24 hrs of
transfusion and cause simple-to-severe complications. They may vary with the blood …

A novel HBA2 gene conversion in cis or trans:“α12 allele” in a Saudi population

JF Borgio, S AbdulAzeez, AN Al-Nafie… - Blood Cells, Molecules …, 2014 - Elsevier
Thalassemia and sickle cell disease are the most prevalent hemoglobin disorders in the
populations of Dammam, Al-Qatif and Al-Ahsa regions in the Eastern Province of Saudi …

Oxidative stress in pediatric patients with β thalassemia major

A Nafady, SS Ali, HMA El Masry… - The Egyptian Journal …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background β-thalassemia major (β-TM) is a common inherited hemolytic type of anemia.
Repeated blood transfusions predispose β-TM patients toward peroxidative tissue injury …

[HTML][HTML] The burden of thalassemia in Punjab: A roadmap forward

A Mathew, PC Sobti - Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract β-thalassemia is one of the commonest monogenic disorders in India and Punjab is
significantly impacted with an estimated 4700 patients with thalassemia major. Like several …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation of Transfusion Dependence and Its Associated Sequelae to Hematological and Biochemical Parameters in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease and …

KS Albahout, M Yunus, YG Mohammad, AF Almalki… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassemia major (βTM) are multisystemic, genetically
inherited diseases. They are caused by mutations of hemoglobin, which ultimately cause …

Evaluation of oxidative stress and antioxidant status in beta thalassemia major patients: A single-center study

F HANAN, AM NAHLA - The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 2020 - journals.ekb.eg
Background: Regular blood transfusion in children with beta thalassemia major lead
toperoxidative tissue injury secondary to iron overload, increased oxidative stress and …