Catherine Skari

Iron Overload Status in Patients with Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia in China

Background: Non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia (NTDT) is a genetic disorder most commonly including beta-thalassemia intermedia (Beta-TI), HbE/Beta thalassemia (HbE/Beta thalassemia), and hemoglobin H…

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Nutrition in Thalassemia: A Systematic Review of Deficiency, Relations to Morbidity, and Supplementation Recommendations

Reports of nutritional deficiencies in patients with thalassemia (Thal) are common. Despite its importance, however, nutritionally focused research in Thal…

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Morbidity-free Survival and Hemoglobin Level in Non-Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia: A 10-Year Cohort Study

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The Influence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Hypogonadism on Cardiac Outcomes in an Aging Population of Beta-Thalassemia Patients

Beta-thalassemia major (β-TM) is a hereditary genetic disease worsened by many comorbidities due to transfusion-related iron despite chelation therapy. Since…

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients: A Review from a Clinical Perspective

Survival in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemias (TDT) has increased, and complications such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are emerging. Risk factors…

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Evaluation of Stillbirth Among Pregnant People With Sickle Cell Trait

Importance: Relative to what is known about pregnancy complications and sickle cell disease (SCD), little is known about the risk…

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Phylogenetic Analysis in the Clinical Risk Management of an Outbreak of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Transfused Thalassaemia Patients in Italy

Occurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is reduced by effective risk management procedures, but patient-to-patient transmission continues to be reported…

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Renal Function in β-Thalassemia Major Patients Treated with Two Different Iron-Chelation Regimes

Background Renal injury in transfusion dependent β thalassemia patients (TDT) has been attributed to iron overload, chronic anemia and iron-chelation…

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Prenatal Diagnosis Leads to Early Diagnosis of Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia and Better Growth Outcomes

Thalassemia is the most common hematological transfusion-dependent disease in Thailand. Even though prenatal diagnosis (PND) can detect the condition, many…

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Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Response to Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) in Prepubertal Patients with Transfusion-dependent β-Thalassemia (TDT): A Long-term Retrospective Analysis

Glucose dysregulation (GD), including prediabetes and diabetes mellitus (DM), is a common complication of transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) patients. The prevalence…

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