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2nd August 2018

A Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing-Based Diagnosis for Hereditary Anaemias

Anaemia affects 1.6 billion people worldwide, with roughly 10% of these individuals affected by rare anaemias, of which 80% are hereditary. Hereditary…
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2nd August 2018

Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Pregnancy: Developed Versus Developing Countries

Anaemia is the most widespread of the haematological disorders, affecting about one-third of the global population. Despite decades of public health…
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2nd August 2018

Genes and Pathways Dysregulated by Nilotinib Treatment in Bone Marrow CD34+/Lin- Cells of Patients with Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia

Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disorder with heterogeneous biological and clinical features. Specifically, it presents a…
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2nd August 2018

A High Pretreatment Bone Marrow CD34+/CD38- Cell Burden in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome is a Prognostic Factor for Disease Progression After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are highly heterogeneous clonal haematopoietic disorders. Allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)…
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2nd August 2018

Longitudinal Trend Analysis of Serum Transferrin Receptor-1 Level in a Cohort of 104 Patients Affected by Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassaemia

The proper management of patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassaemia (NTDT) has been a challenging mission. In fact, NTDT encompasses a great…
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2nd August 2018

Combined Oral Administration of Analgesia and Anxiolysis for Pain Associated with Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy

Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy (BMAB) is a painful procedure. The commonly adopted local infiltration anaesthesia (LIA) with lidocaine is unable to…
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2nd August 2018

Novel Agents for the Management of Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant neoplasm of plasma cells that accumulate in bone marrow, leading to bone destruction and marrow failure. MM accounts…
6 Mins
1st August 2018

Innovative Techniques to Reduce the Burden of Chronic Disease

An interview with Mr Teemu Suna, CEO of Nightingale Health Ltd, about Nightingale Health Ltd global efforts to combat chronic disease
1st August 2018

An interview with Gwenan White from AbbVie

An interview with Gwenan White, UK Director of Communications, AbbVie, at Cannes Lions 2018, who discusses how pharma can work in the preventative health…
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1st August 2018

Novel Technique Could Provide More Effective Treatment for Spinal Column Tumours

Tumours in spinal columns could be treated by adapting a procedure called kyphoplasty, which is used to heal spinal fractures caused by tumours or…