beta Thalassemia

Known as: Type Thalassemia, beta, beta thalassemias, beta Type Microcytemias 
A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin. There is retardation of hemoglobin A synthesis in the heterozygous… (More)
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Beta Thalassemia, Dominant Inclusion Body TypeCooley's anemiaDelta-Beta ThalassemiaHemoglobin F Disease
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Beta thalassemia minorHemoglobinopathiesHemoglobinopathies conditions suspected:Prid:Pt:Bld.dot:NomIn Blood
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Review
2009
Review
2009
Alpha and beta thalassemia.
The thalassemias are a group of inherited hematologic disorders caused by defects in the synthesis of one or more of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Liver iron concentrations and urinary hepcidin in beta-thalassemia.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Patients with beta-thalassemia, like those with genetic hemochromatosis, develop iron overload due to… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Randomized controlled trial of deferiprone or deferoxamine in beta-thalassemia major patients with asymptomatic myocardial siderosis.
Most deaths in beta-thalassemia major result from cardiac complications due to iron overload. Differential effects on myocardial… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Complications of beta-thalassemia major in North America.
Treatment of patients with beta-thalassemia major has improved dramatically during the past 40 years; however, the current… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines to serve as a foundation for its… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Interaction of estrogenic chemicals and phytoestrogens with estrogen receptor beta.
The rat, mouse and human estrogen receptor (ER) exists as two subtypes, ER alpha and ER beta, which differ in the C-terminal… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Comparison of the ligand binding specificity and transcript tissue distribution of estrogen receptors alpha and beta.
The rat estrogen receptor (ER) exists as two subtypes, ER alpha and ER beta, which differ in the C-terminal ligand binding domain… (More)
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Review
1996
Review
1996
Epidemiology of gastric cancer.
The incidence of gastric cancer varies widely by country and population, with higher rates among the lower socioeconomic groups… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Survival in medically treated patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia.
BACKGROUND The prognosis of patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia (thalassemia major) has been improved by transfusion and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
GUS fusions: beta-glucuronidase as a sensitive and versatile gene fusion marker in higher plants.
We have used the Escherichia coli beta-glucuronidase gene (GUS) as a gene fusion marker for analysis of gene expression in… (More)
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