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1 online resource |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Recent Advances in Hematology Research |
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Recent advances in hematology research series.
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Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters. |
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THALASSEMIA: CAUSES, TREATMENT OPTIONS AND LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Cure of Thalassemia Major Using Related and Unrelated Donor Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; Abstract; Introduction; Related Donor Cord Blood Transplantation for Thalassemia; Unrelated Donor Cord Blood Transplantation for Thalassemia; Discussion; References; Chapter 2: The Differential Diagnosis of Microcytosis; Abstract; 1. Disease Characteristics; 2. Clinical Description. |
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3. From Genotype to Phenotype: Clinical Diversity of b Thalassemia4. Pathophysiology of Thalassemia; 5. Microcytic Anemia in the Laboratory; References; Chapter 3: Computer Aided Diagnosis of Thalassaemias: An Overview; Abstract; Introduction; Computer Aided Diagnosis; Related Works; Main Results; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Hematopietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Thalassemia, Price and Prejudice; Abstract; Introduction; Long-term Supportive Care vs. Definitive Cure by BMT; Sources of Transplantable Stem Cells; BMT Preparative Regimens; The Issue of Splenectomy Prior to BMT. |
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Hepatitis C and BMTCosts and Sustainability; BMT and Gene Therapy; Prospects; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Screening and Genotyping of Beta Thalassemia; Abstract; Definition, Epidemiology and Etiology; Diagnosis of Beta Thalassemia; Screening of Beta Thalassemia Trait; Genetic Diagnosis -- DNA Analysis; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Molecular Therapies for Treatment of Thalassemia; Abstract; Introduction; Gene Therapy by Addition of Globin Genes via Retroviral Vectors; Gene Editing for Treatment of Thalassemia; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. |
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The Current Gene Therapy Clinical Trials for ThalassemiaConclusion; References; Chapter 7: Developments in the Molecular Diagnosis of Beta-Thalassaemia; Abstract; Introduction; Common Molecular Diagnostic Methods for Genetic Screening of Beta-thalassaemia Mutations; Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for Beta-thalassaemia; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Antioxidant Therapies for Thalassemia; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Oxidative Stress in Thalassemia; 3. Antioxidant Defenses; 4. Dietary Antioxidants in Thalassemia; 5. Pharmaceutical Antioxidants in Thalassemia. |
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6. Future Research of Antioxidants in ThalassemiaConclusion; References; Chapter 9: Calcifications in Thalassemia: An Important Complication; Abstract; Introduction; How Can Calcification Occurs in Thalassemic Patients?; Abnormal Calcification in Internal Organs in Thalassemic Patients; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10: Multi-Target Therapeutic Modalities for b-Hemoglobinopathies; Abstract; Quantitative and Qualitative Abnormalities of HbA and Their Amelioration by HbF; Oxidative Stress; Iron-Overload (IO); Hemin; Erythropoietin; Dietary Products As Iron-Chelating and Anti-Oxidant Agents. |
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Thalassemia -- Treatment.
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Thalassemia -- Diagnosis.
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Thalassemia -- Complications.
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Thalassemia.
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Thalassemia |
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Thalassémie.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Thalassemia -- Diagnosis
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Thalassemia
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Thalassemia. New York : Nova Biomedical, [2014] 9781631179549 (DLC) 2014938749 |
| ISBN |
9781631179556 (ebook) |
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1631179551 |
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1631179543 (hbk.) |
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9781631179549 (hbk.) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000053331055 |
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