"Pregnancy"

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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Are women who work in bars, guesthouses and similar facilities a suitable study population for vaginal microbicide trials in Africa?
BACKGROUND: A feasibility study was conducted to investigate whether an occupational at-risk cohort of women in Mwanza, Tanzania are a …
Andrew Vallely, Ian R. Hambleton, Stella Kasindi, Louise Knight, Suzanna C. Francis, Tobias Chirwa, Dean Everett, Charles Shagi, Claire Cook, Celia Barberousse, Deborah Watson-Jones, John Changalucha, David Ross, Richard J. Hayes
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The changing face of homozygous sickle cell disease: 102 patients over 60 years.
Earlier reports on homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease have been biased by severely affected cases. The Jamaican clinic which seeks to …
G. R. Serjeant, B. E. Serjeant, K. P. Mason, I. R. Hambleton, C. Fisher, D. R. Higgs
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Retained placenta in homozygous sickle cell disease.
OBJECTIVE: To document an increased prevalence of retained placenta in mothers with homozygous sickle cell disease. METHODS: A …
Donnette Simms-Stewart, Minerva Thame, Aleith Hemans-Keen, Ian Hambleton, Graham R. Serjeant
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Risk factors for breast cancer in a black population--the Barbados National Cancer Study.
The Barbados National Cancer Study (BNCS) is a nationwide case-control study investigating environmental and genetic factors for breast …
Barbara Nemesure, Suh-Yuh Wu, Ian R. Hambleton, M. Cristina Leske, Anselm J. Hennis
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Microbicides development program, Tanzania-baseline characteristics of an occupational cohort and reattendance at 3 months.
OBJECTIVES: To determine baseline characteristics of an occupational cohort of women in Mwanza City, Tanzania, and factors associated …
Andrew Vallely, Stella Kasindi, Ian R. Hambleton, Louise Knight, Tobias Chirwa, Rebecca Balira, John Changalucha, Deborah Watson-Jones, Dean Everett, Awene Gavyole, Jocelyn Moyes, Mar Pujades-Rodríguez, David A. Ross, Richard J. Hayes
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The mechanisms of low birth weight in infants of mothers with homozygous sickle cell disease.
OBJECTIVE: A low mean birth weight is a constant finding in pregnancies of women with homozygous sickle cell disease. The factors …
Minerva Thame, Jillian Lewis, Helen Trotman, Ian Hambleton, Graham Serjeant
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Elderly survivors with homozygous sickle cell disease.
Graham R. Serjeant, Douglas R. Higgs, Ian R. Hambleton
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Fecundity and pregnancy outcome in a cohort with sickle cell-haemoglobin C disease followed from birth.
OBJECTIVE: To compare pregnancy outcome in sickle cell-haemoglobin C (SC) disease with that in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease and …
Graham R. Serjeant, Ian Hambleton, Minerva Thame
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