World Thalassaemia Day: Doctor Speaks On Low-Awareness And Delayed Diagnosis
I come across 30-40 patients suffering from minor thalassemia who are not even aware of the existence of this condition, says the expert.
Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a genetic blood disorder that affects the structure of haemoglobin, a protein present in red blood cells which carries oxygen throughout the body. Structural abnormality of haemoglobin causes the red blood cells to become deformed and attain the shape of a sickle. The sickle-shaped red blood cells cannot function properly and undergo premature death. This leads to anaemia SCA is caused by the mutation of HBB gene. The HBB gene is responsible for the production of beta-globin, an important protein in haemoglobin. If HBB gene undergoes mutation, an abnormal beta-globin is produced which is also known as haemoglobin S (HbS). This abnormal beta-globin distorts the red blood cells into a sickle shape.
I come across 30-40 patients suffering from minor thalassemia who are not even aware of the existence of this condition, says the expert.
Union Budget 2023 brings in a mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia. Let's understand the fertility challenges associated with the disease.
India may have the world's second-highest Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) burden.
Sickle cell disease includes disorders such as sickle anaemia and thalassaemia. Today, on the occasion of World Sickle Cell Day, let us see what this condition is all about.
People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised and, hence, more vulnerable to COVID-19. Read on to know more.
According to a recent study conducted at The Tsinghua University and State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control in Beijing,consuming iron-rich food can help fight iron deficiency, anaemia or dengue fever.
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that can be managed with the right food choices. Read on to know more.
Blood disorders are conditions that affect the function of blood.
After 10 long years, Abdullah Usmani from Nigeria was able to walk on India's soil, thanks to a group of Delhi based doctors who have successfully fixed his arthritic knee that had kept him bedridden for a decade. A patient of sickle cell anaemia, Usmani developed this complication that could not be cured till now.
Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disorder. Go au naturel by following these tips.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) or sickle cell anaemia can be termed as a genetic disease of the red blood cells (RBCs). This new method will enable you to know if the person has a sickle cell gene.
Even if one parent has the sickle cell gene, the child is susceptible to the disorder, which means that they will have one normal hemoglobin gene and one defective form of the gene.
The research solves a 50-year-old mystery about how these mutations -- which are naturally carried by a small percentage of people -- operate and alter the expression of human genes.
Older blood was associated with dysfunction in blood flow, increased injury and inflammation in critical end organs, and lung infection.
Pregnancy for people with sickle cell is a high-risk situation.
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the world.
The only treatment at present that can lead to a probable cure is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically transmitted blood disorder that is fairly common in some parts of India. Here's all the information you need.
I come across 30-40 patients suffering from minor thalassemia who are not even aware of the existence of this condition, says the expert.
Union Budget 2023 brings in a mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia. Let's understand the fertility challenges associated with the disease.
India may have the world's second-highest Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) burden.
Sickle cell disease includes disorders such as sickle anaemia and thalassaemia. Today, on the occasion of World Sickle Cell Day, let us see what this condition is all about.
People with sickle cell disease are immunocompromised and, hence, more vulnerable to COVID-19. Read on to know more.
According to a recent study conducted at The Tsinghua University and State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control in Beijing,consuming iron-rich food can help fight iron deficiency, anaemia or dengue fever.
After 10 long years, Abdullah Usmani from Nigeria was able to walk on India's soil, thanks to a group of Delhi based doctors who have successfully fixed his arthritic knee that had kept him bedridden for a decade. A patient of sickle cell anaemia, Usmani developed this complication that could not be cured till now.
Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disorder. Go au naturel by following these tips.
Sickle cell disease (SCD) or sickle cell anaemia can be termed as a genetic disease of the red blood cells (RBCs). This new method will enable you to know if the person has a sickle cell gene.
Even if one parent has the sickle cell gene, the child is susceptible to the disorder, which means that they will have one normal hemoglobin gene and one defective form of the gene.
The research solves a 50-year-old mystery about how these mutations -- which are naturally carried by a small percentage of people -- operate and alter the expression of human genes.
Older blood was associated with dysfunction in blood flow, increased injury and inflammation in critical end organs, and lung infection.
Pregnancy for people with sickle cell is a high-risk situation.
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the world.
The only treatment at present that can lead to a probable cure is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically transmitted blood disorder that is fairly common in some parts of India. Here's all the information you need.
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Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that can be managed with the right food choices. Read on to know more.
Blood disorders are conditions that affect the function of blood.
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