"Genotype"

Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in cervical samples among vaccine naïve Barbados women.
PURPOSE: This study was undertaken to provide baseline HPV genotype distribution among women in Barbados before HPV immunization was …
Juann M. Ward, Kolin Schmalenberg, Nick A. Antonishyn, Ian R. Hambleton, Elizabeth L. Blackman, Paul N. Levett, Marquita V. Gittens-St Hilaire
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A Plea for the Newborn Diagnosis of Hb S-Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin.
The gene for hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) in the Caribbean is much more common than previously estimated. To avoid …
Graham R. Serjeant, Beryl E. Serjeant, Ian R. Hambleton, Matthew Oakley, Swee Lay Thein, Barnaby Clark
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A preliminary examination of the effects of genetic variants of redox enzymes on susceptibility to oedematous malnutrition and on percentage cytotoxicity in response to oxidative stress in vitro.
BACKGROUND: The causes of oedematous vs non-oedematous childhood malnutrition (OM vs NOM) remain elusive. It is possible that inherited …
K. G. Marshall, K. Swaby, K. Hamilton, S. Howell, R. C. Landis, I. R. Hambleton, M. Reid, H. Fletcher, T. Forrester, C. A. McKenzie
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Pattern of pregnancy weight gain in homozygous sickle cell disease and effect on birth size.
OBJECTIVE: To assess pregnancy weight gain and newborn anthropometry in mothers with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease and normal …
M. Thame, J. Lewis, I. Hambleton, H. Trotman, G. Serjeant
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Ethnic differences in F cell levels in Jamaica: a potential tool for identifying new genetic loci controlling fetal haemoglobin.
High levels of fetal haemoglobin (HbF) are protective in beta-haemoglobinopathies. The proportion of erythrocytes containing HbF …
Lisa E. Creary, Colin A. McKenzie, Stephan Menzel, Neil A. Hanchard, Veronica Taylor, Ian Hambleton, Tim D. Spector, Terrence E. Forrester, Swee Lay Thein
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Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Brazil: the Campinas experience.
Newborn screening for sickle cell disease commenced in 1992 in Sao Paulo State and by the end of 2000, the programme covered 78 …
S. Brandelise, V. Pinheiro, C. S. Gabetta, I. Hambleton, B. Serjeant, G. Serjeant
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Psychological distress among younger siblings of patients with homozygous sickle cell disease in the Jamaican cohort study.
The presence of a chronically ill family member may adversely affect the psychological health of siblings. This study used the General …
K. Foster-Williams, I. R. Hambleton, C. Hilton, G. R. Serjeant
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Comparison of responses evoked by mild indirect cooling and by sound in the forearm vasculature in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease and in normal subjects.
In normal individuals, novel or noxious stimuli commonly evoke the pattern of the alerting or defence response which includes cutaneous …
J. S. Mohan, J. M. Marshall, H. L. Reid, P. W. Thomas, I. Hambleton, G. R. Serjeant
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