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Awareness, acceptability and factors associated with newborn screening for sickle cell disease among pregnant women in a Northern Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD), with less than 50% of affected children surviving …
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Towards safer and more effective hemotherapy: addressing critical unmet needs in restrictive and liberal blood transfusion strategies
Blood transfusion is still among the most commonly used life-saving procedures in contemporary medicine, but identifying the ideal transfusion threshold …
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A megakaryocyte in the peripheral blood: evidence for pulmonary migration?
Pulmonary megakaryocytes were first identified over a century ago, but their origin is still debated. Two rare images of circulating …
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Editorial: Investigations and management of hereditary red blood cells diseases
Together, these studies weave a comprehensive narrative: effective management of hereditary red blood cell diseases demands integrated clinical, epidemiological, and …
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Impact of haemoglobinopathies on asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection and naturally acquired immunity among children in Northern Ghana
Background The protective effect of certain haemoglobinopathies, such as HbS, HbC, and α-thalassaemia, against severe malaria has long been established; …
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Development of the sickle Pan-African research consortium registry in Tanzania: opportunity to harness data science for sickle cell disease
Background: after Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and India. The absence of well-described SCD cohorts is a major barrier …