Looking ahead: ethical and social challenges of somatic gene therapy for sickle cell disease in Africa

NS Munung, OE Nnodu, PO Moru, AA Kalu… - Gene Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Somatic gene therapy will be one of the most exciting practices of genetic medicine in Africa
and is primed to offer a “new life” for persons living with sickle cell disease (SCD). Recently …

Liver and renal biochemical profiles of people with sickle cell disease in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies

S Awor, F Bongomin, MM Kaggwa, FP Pebolo… - Systematic …, 2024 - Springer
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder characterized by a painful
vaso-occlusive crisis due to the sickling of red blood cells in capillaries. Complications often …

Sickle cell disease and assessment of energy metabolism and serum cortisol in Lubumbashi

TK Edouard, KI Eric, LA Philomene, BE Michel… - World Journal of …, 2024 - wjarr.co.in
Introduction: Sickle cell disease is an inherited red blood cells disorder which leads to
oxidative stress and resulting in the disturbance of energy metabolism. Objective: The aim of …

Glomerular filtration rate in children with sickle cell disease in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia

AM Zayed, A Zayed, S Almohaimeed, A Eltayeb… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed on 114 Saudi children with
SCD aged 1-14 years who attended the pediatric hematology clinic in a steady state. Renal …

[PDF][PDF] Avaliação do perfil de expressão gênica de células endoteliais progenitoras de pacientes com anemia falciforme e acidente vascular cerebral

JNP de Castro - 2023 - repositorio.unicamp.br
RESUMO A anemia falciforme (AF) é uma hemoglobinopatia resultante de uma única
mutação em homozigose no sétimo códon do gene da beta-globina. No entanto, há uma …

Toward building a comprehensive human pan-genome: The SEN-GENOME project

A Gaye, ARG Sene, M Gadji, A Deme, A Cisse… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - cell.com
The human reference genome (GRCh38), primarily sourced from individuals of European
descent, falls short in capturing the vast genetic diversity across global populations. Efforts to …