Thalassaemia

A Kattamis, JL Kwiatkowski, Y Aydinok - The lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Thalassaemia is a diverse group of genetic disorders with a worldwide distribution affecting
globin chain synthesis. The pathogenesis of thalassaemia lies in the unbalanced globin …

[HTML][HTML] Alpha-and beta-thalassemia: rapid evidence review

DC Baird, SH Batten, SK Sparks - American family physician, 2022 - aafp.org
Thalassemia is a group of autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathies affecting the production
of normal alpha-or beta-globin chains that comprise hemoglobin. Ineffective production of …

Beta thalassemia: Looking to the future, addressing unmet needs and challenges

M Angastiniotis - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Thalassemia management has reached new milestones, with new therapies promising the
dawning of a new era. However, conventional and new approaches require accessibility …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic literature review shows gaps in data on global prevalence and birth prevalence of sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait: call for action to scale up …

R Colombatti, I Hegemann, M Medici… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited monogenic disorder with high prevalence
throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the Mediterranean basin, the Middle East, and India …

[HTML][HTML] Economic burden of adult patients with β-thalassaemia major in mainland China

X Zhen, J Ming, R Zhang, S Zhang, J Xie, B Liu… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background β-thalassaemia major poses a substantial economic burden, especially in
adults. We aimed to estimate the economic burden of adult patients with β-thalassaemia …

Desire for biological parenthood and patient counseling on the risk of infertility among adolescents and adults with hemoglobinopathies

AC Radauer‐Plank, T Diesch‐Furlanetto… - Pediatric blood & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Both diagnosis and treatment of hemoglobinopathies have been associated
with an increased risk of fertility impairment. German guidelines recommend annual …

The prevention of thalassemia revisited: a historical and ethical perspective by the thalassemia international federation

M Angastiniotis, M Petrou, D Loukopoulos, B Modell… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hemoglobinopathies are the most common monogenic disorders in humans; among them,
thalassemia constitutes a serious medical and public health problem in high prevalence …

An insight into Indonesian current thalassaemia care and challenges

PA Wahidiyat, TT Sari, LD Rahmartani… - ISBT Science …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Thalassaemia is one of the most prevalent inherited blood disorders in Indonesia, with
highly diverse mutations ranging from mild to severe that can be found across the nation …

The need for translational epidemiology in Beta thalassemia syndromes: a thalassemia international federation perspective

S Soteriades, M Angastiniotis, D Farmakis… - … /Oncology Clinics of …, 2023 - Elsevier
According to Lilienfeld, 1 epidemiology is the study of the distribution of a disease or a
physiological condition in the human population and the factors that influence this …

[HTML][HTML] The “Four Principles” of Western Medical Bioethics and the Bioethics of Shīʿī Islam in Iran—Is the Claim of Universality by Both Justified?

U Plöckinger, U Auga - Religions, 2022 - mdpi.com
The four principles of Western medical bioethics, ie, autonomy, nonmaleficence,
beneficence and justice, published by Beauchamps and Childress in their seminal …