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Browsing Journal/Magazine Articles by Subject "beta-Thalassemia-therapy"

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  • The association between steatosis and liver damage in transfusion-dependent beta thalassaemia patients 
    Padeniya, P.; Ediriweera, D.; de Silva, A.P.; Niriella, M.; Premawardhena, A. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2023)
    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global health problem. Iron is the leading cause of liver damage in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassaemia (TDT), and data on the contribution of NAFLD to liver ...
  • A Cost-of-illness analysis of β-Thalassaemia major in children in Sri Lanka - experience from a tertiary level teaching hospital. 
    Reed-Embleton, H.; Arambepola, S.; Dixon, S.; Maldonado, B. N.; Premawardhena, A.; Arambepola, M.; Khan, J. A. M.; Allen, S. (BioMed Central., 2020)
    BACKGROUND: Sri Lanka has a high prevalence of β-thalassaemia major. Clinical management is complex and long-term and includes regular blood transfusion and iron chelation therapy. The economic burden of β-thalassaemia for ...
  • Haemoglobin E beta thalassaemia in Sri Lanka 
    Premawardhena, A.; Fisher, C.A.; Olivieri, N.F.; de Silva, S.; Arambepola, M.; Perera, W.; O Donnell, A.; Peto, T.E.; Viprakasit, V.; Merson, L.; Muraca, G.; Weatherall, D.J. (Lancet Publishing Group, 2005)
    Haemoglobin E beta thalassaemia is the commonest form of severe thalassaemia in many Asian countries, but little is known about its natural history, the reasons for clinical diversity, or its management. We studied 109 Sri ...
  • Hemoglobin E-[beta] Thalassemia: Progress Report from the International Study Group 
    Premawardhena, A.; de Silva, S.; Arambepola, M.; Olivieri, N. F.; Vichinsky, E. P.; Merson, L.; Muraco, G.; Allen, A.; Fisher, C.; Peto, T.; Weatherall, D. J. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005)
    A long-term observational study of Hb E-beta-thalassemia in Sri Lanka is beginning to define some of the genetic and environmental factors that are responsible for its remarkable phenotypic variability. In this population ...
  • Iron overload and iron-chelating therapy in haemoglobin E/beta thalassaemia 
    Olivieri, N.F.; de Silva, S.; Premawardhena, A.P.; Sharma S.; Viens, A.M.; Taylor, C.M.; Brittenham, G.M.; Weatherall, D.J. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2000)
    Whereas hemoglobin (Hb) E-beta thalassemia is recognized as probably the most common serious hemoglobinopathy worldwide, its natural history remains poorly defined. The interaction of hemoglobin E and beta-thalassemia ...

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