Background & objectives: The researcher clarified that β/Globin gene cluster haplotypes in patients with sickle cell anemia provide useful population data as predictors of the disease severity, gene flow, and the origins of sickle cell mutation in this region. Materials and methods: A total of 150 subjects was investigated in two different groups for five polymorphism restriction site...

In patients with sickle cell disease, thrombotic microangiopathy is a rare complication. Also in sickle cell disease, intracardiac thrombus formation without structural heart diseases or atrial arrhythmias is a rare phenomenon. We herein describe a 22-year-old woman, who was a known case of sickle cell-βthalassemia, had a history of recent missed abortion, and was admitted with a vaso-occlusive...

background: iran is a country located on the thalassemic belt of the globe. investigating such issues is of a greater significance in southern provinces of the country where the high prevalence of thalassemia has imposed high costs and mental pressure on families and the healthcare system. methods: in this cross-sectional study conducted in 2011 as a census, the data related to patients or dise...

background sickle cell patients suffer from many physical, psychological, and social problems that can affect their quality of life. to deal with this chronic condition and manage their disease and prevent complications associated with the disease, they must learn skills and behaviours. the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of self-management programs on quality of life in th...

objective:  the aim of this study was to assess clinical laboratory funding for differential diagnosis of sickle cell disease (scd) and other associated disorders for better understanding of clinical types and prevention of sickling events. material and methods:  this is a descriptive crossed-sectional study that analyzed the peripheral blood film, sickle cell preparation, hemoglobin electroph...

background: sickle-cell anemia is characterized by defective hemoglobin synthesis with production of sickle hemoglobin. sickle red blood cells become deformed and rigid with difficulty to pass through narrow capillaries and frequent clotting and thrombosis leading to repetitive vascular occlusions and progressive organ damage. we conducted this work to study some adrenal functions using acth st...

potent induction of fetal hemoglobin (hbf) production results in alleviating the complications of β-thalassemia and sickle cell disease (scd). hbf inducer agents can trigger several molecular signaling pathways critical for erythropoiesis. janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (jak/stat), mitogen activated protein kinas (mapk) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (pi3k) are con...

Background: There are many parameters that modulate the severity of sickle cell anemia. Fetal hemoglobin (Hb F) is one of these major variables. However, its effect is clinically inconsistent. We conducted a descriptive study to assess the influence of Hb F on clinical events and hematological variables in patients with sickle cell anemia. Methods: 151 patients with sickle cell anemia with a st...

Objective:  The aim of this study was to assess clinical laboratory funding for differential diagnosis of sickle cell disease (SCD) and other associated disorders for better understanding of clinical types and prevention of sickling events. Material and Methods:  This is a descriptive crossed-sectional study that analyzed the peripheral blood film, sickle cell preparation, hemoglobin electroph...

background: sickle-cell disease (scd) is an inherited hemoglobin childhood disorder, frequently complicated by pulmonary hypertension and cardiac involvement. cardiovascular events and complications are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with scd. tissue doppler imaging and the myocardial performance index (tei index), are simple indices for the assessment of the cardiac f...