IMPROVED SURVIVAL OF THALASSAEMIA MAJOR IN THE UK AND RELATION TO T2* CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
Authors: Bernadette Modell*1, Maren Khan1, Matthew Darlison1, Mark A Westwood2,David Ingram1 and Dudley J Pennell2
Abstract
Background: The UK Thalassaemia Register records births, deaths and selected clinical data of
patients with thalassaemia who are resident in the UK. A study of survival and causes of death […]
TO WHAT EXTENT DO FAITH AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY DECISION-MAKING AND ANTE-NATAL SCREENING FOR SICKLE CELL AND THALASSAEMIA
Authors: Karl Atkin, Shenaz Ahmed, Jenny Hewison and Josephine M. Green
Abstract:
When making decisions about prenatal diagnosis, couples not only draw on their understanding of the condition but also broader aspects of their cultural identity. This article looks at how faith and religion […]
THE INFLUENCE OF FAITH AND RELIGION AND THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN PRENATAL DECISIONS FOR SICKLE CELL DISORDERS AND THALASSAEMIA MAJOR
Authors: Shenaz Ahmed1*, Karl Atkin2, Jenny Hewison1 and Josephine Green3
Academic Unit of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 2Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK 3Mother & Infant Research Unit, University of York, York, UK
Objectives Religion is believed […]
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 […]
XMNI GG-POLYMORPHISM IN SIX UNRELATED PAKISTANI FAMILIES WITH INV/DEL GG(AGDB) DB-THALASSEMIA
Authors: Suhaib Ahmed1* and Masood Anwar2
1 Department of Pathology, PNS Shifa, Karachi, Pakistan
2 Department of Haematology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
The XmnI Gg-polymorphism (C–T polymorphism at position -158 to the Gg-globin gene)
was studied in 13 individuals from six […]