"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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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thalassemia" by people in Profiles.
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Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for chronic hepatitis C infection in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia. Am J Hematol. 2019 02; 94(2):E43-E45.
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MR characterization of hepatic storage iron in transfusional iron overload. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2014 Feb; 39(2):307-16.
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Oral ketamine for sickle cell crisis pain refractory to opioids. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2013 Jun; 27(2):150-4.
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Reduced transverse relaxation rate (RR2) for improved sensitivity in monitoring myocardial iron in thalassemia. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 Jun; 33(6):1510-6.
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Myocardial T2 quantitation in patients with iron overload at 3 Tesla. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2009 Aug; 30(2):394-400.