Sentences with phrase «among sickle cell»
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«The aim is to improve the care of all people with sickle cell disease, young and old, and to raise awareness among the entire medical profession regarding the need for better care and more research, so that someday everyone with sickle cell disease can receive the best possible care and lead a normal and productive life,» said Dr. George Buchanan, Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine.
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Ortiz Genovese listed sickle cell disease, malaria and dengue among the diseases that collectively are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in the developing world.
The investigators also found that sickle cell trait was slightly more common among dialysis patients, present in 10 % of study participants compared with 6.5 % to 8.7 % in the general African - American population.
Could the presence of sickle cell trait among African Americans play a role?
Most common among people of African descent, the disorder causes oxygen - carrying red blood cells, which are normally flexible and round, to become rigid and take on a crescent (or sickle) shape.
He hopes the study will increase awareness among physicians who can screen for sleep disordered breathing in adults with sickle cell disease.
Examining the characteristics and beliefs of hydroxyurea users and nonusers among adults with sickle cell disease.
Attitudes toward clinical trials among patients with sickle cell disease.
Dr. Haywood's dissertation examined the association of patient - centered care with trust in the medical profession among adults with sickle cell disease.
Interventions for macular degeneration, stoke, cancers, and sickle cell disease, among others, are in approved clinical trials in California (U.S.), London, Japan, and elsewhere.
What's more, inherited diseases can arise from a problem with one gene (a simple example is sickle - cell anemia, a condition caused by defects in a single gene that makes the hemoglobin protein), or from interactions among a range of genetic variations as well as, frequently, environmental stresses.
Anemia can be triggered by blood loss, a folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency, sickle cell disease, and a genetic disorder called thalassemia, among other causes.
Some of the most common Genetic Disorders include Down syndrome, Hunington's disease, Hemophilia, Thalassemia, Cystic Firbrosis and Sickle Cell Anaemia, among many others.
Blood Pressure Patterns and Factors Associated with Relative Hypertension among Steady State Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Cross-Sectional Study