ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS AND INDUCED ABORTION AMONG ADULTS OF PAKISTANI POPULATION
Authors: Muhammad Osman Arif1*, Zafar Fatmi2, Bhisham Pardeep1, Tuba Ali1, Hameed Iqbal1,
Haider Khan Bangash1, Rushna Pervaiz1, Hira Altaf1 and Javed Ali Baba1
1 Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
2 Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Objectives
Perception and […]
AWARENESS AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH THALASSEMIA MAJOR
Authors: Fehmina Arif, Jabeen Fayyaz, Ahmer Hamid Paediatric Unit 1, Dow University of Health Sciences, Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
Objective: To determine the awareness among parents of children with thalassaemia major (TM) regarding the disease.
Methods: This (cross sectional) study was conducted at […]
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG PARENTS OF BETA- THALASSEMIA MAJOR PATIENTS
Author: Shazia Ali, Fazaila Sabih+, Sarwat Jehan, Masood Anwar and Sabira Javed
Department of Physiology Islamic International Medical CollegePeshawar Road Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Abstract.
β-Thalassemia major is a disorder characterized by defective production of hemoglobin and excessive destruction of red blood cells. The usual treatment […]
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF BETA-THALASSAEMIA IN PAKISTAN: EXPERIENCE IN A MUSLIM COUNTRY
Authors: Suhaib Ahmed1, Mohammad Saleem1, Nadra Sultana2, Yasmeen Raashid3, Amin Waqar1, Masood Anwar1, Bernadette Modell4, Karamat A. Karamat1 and Mary Petrou.
Overview:
A service for prenatal diagnosis of b-thalassaemia was introduced in Pakistan in May 1994. Two renowned
Islamic scholars, consulted before the service was […]
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF Β-THALASSEMIA: 12 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE AT A SINGLE LABORATORY IN PAKISTAN
Author: Suhaib Ahmed
Department of Haematology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Objective To evaluate the service for prenatal diagnosis of β-thalassemia in Pakistan.
Methods All prenatal diagnoses (PNDs) for β-thalassemia since the introduction of the service in 1994 were
studied. PND was done by […]
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS OF ROBERTS SYNDROME AND DETECTION OF AN ESCO2 FRAMESHIFT MUTATION IN A PAKISTANI FAMILY
Authors: Solveig Schulz1*, Claudia Gerloff2, Susanne Ledig1, Dorothea Langer3, Mariannne Volleth1,
Katayoon Shirneshan1 and Peter Wieacker1,4
Objectives We report two siblings with Roberts syndrome (RBS), and an attempt to delineate the underlying
molecular mechanism leading to familial recurrence.
Methods Cytogenetic studies and direct sequencing of the ESCO2 […]