"Thalassemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A group of hereditary hemolytic anemias in which there is decreased synthesis of one or more hemoglobin polypeptide chains. There are several genetic types with clinical pictures ranging from barely detectable hematologic abnormality to severe and fatal anemia.
| Descriptor ID |
D013789
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.071.141.150.875 C15.378.420.826 C16.320.070.875 C16.320.365.826
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thalassemia" by people in Profiles.
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Utility of the revised cardiac risk index for predicting postsurgical morbidity in Hb SC and Hb Sß+-thalassemia sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2016 06; 91(6):E316-7.
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Pulmonary complications of hemoglobinopathies. Chest. 2010 Oct; 138(4):973-83.
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Elevated exhaled carbon monoxide concentration in hemoglobinopathies and its relation to red blood cell transfusion therapy. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Mar; 27(2):112-21.
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Genetic counseling for thalassemia in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Perspect Biol Med. 2009; 52(3):364-76.
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Preimplantation diagnosis and HLA typing for haemoglobin disorders. Reprod Biomed Online. 2005 Sep; 11(3):362-70.
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Preimplantation genetics: Improving access to stem cell therapy. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005; 1054:223-7.
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Related umbilical cord blood transplantation in patients with thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Blood. 2003 Mar 15; 101(6):2137-43.
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Complexities in recognizing and treating iron deficiency anemia. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001 Mar; 155(3):332-3.
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Usefulness of certain red blood cell indices in diagnosing and differentiating thalassemia trait from iron-deficiency anemia. Am J Clin Pathol. 1999 May; 111(5):676-82.
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Spinal cord compression due to epidural extramedullary haematopoiesis in thalassaemia: MRI. Neuroradiology. 1997 Dec; 39(12):870-2.