Browsing Conference Papers by Subject "thalassaemia"

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Marriage patterns in Sri Lanka and the role of consanguinity in thalassaemia: A cross sectional descriptive analysis

Goonatilleke, M.D.D.C.; de Silva, S.T.; Rodrigo, R.; Perera, S.; Goonathilaka, G.W.M.R.G.B.; Ramees, L.; Mettananda, S.; Weatherall, D.L.; Premawardhena, A.P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2019)

INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: Consanguineous marriages play an important role in the propagation of thalassaemia. There is a paucity of data on consanguineous marriages in modern Sri Lankan society and its effect on ...
Parental awareness and cascade screening of thalassaemia

Nishad, A.A.N.; Premawardhena, A.P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)

INTRODUCTION: A strategy to prevent new births with thalassaemia major in countries where abortion is illegal is to screen the at risk population for the carrier state and advocating "safe marriages". One of the highest ...
Pulmonary arterial hypertension in thalassaemia patients- does splenectomy and disease severity increase the risk?

Premawardana, N.P.; Nandasiri, A.S.D.; Ranaweera, A.G.R.M.A.; Nishad, A.A.N.; Silva, D.P.S.I.; Premawardhena, A.P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2011)

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been described in patients with thalassaemia. A causative association with splenectomy has been postulated. Our previous observations differed from ...

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