Background: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a hereditary haemoglobinopathy that has been related with significant mortality in Nigeria. Knowledge on cause, prevention and risk factors are important for adequate control of the occurrence of SCD. Methods: A cross sectional study on th...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130122
Introduction: Haemostasis refers to the arrest of bleeding due to vascular damage and involves the intrinsic and extrinsic coagulation pathways which converge at the point of fibrin activation to stop or minimize blood loss. Amaranthus hybridus contains a while range of nutrition...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130121
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of occurrence and percentage distribution of Kell blood group antigens in indigenes of Ogoni ethnic group of Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among indigenes of Ogoni whose...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130119
A. B. Ibrahim, H. Attahiru, O. Erhabor, P. F. Udomah, A. Yakubu, H. A. Buhari, H. M. Ahmed, F. U. Onuigwe, D. Isah, M. U. Kalgo & U. Abubakar·International Blood Research & Reviews·2020
ABO, Rhesus D and subgroups of ABO are highly immunogenic and are the common cause of antibody production in mismatched blood transfusions, haemolytic transfusion reaction and maternal alloimmunization. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of ABO, Rh D and subgro...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2020/v11i130120
Major beta thalassemia is a severe form of thalassemia caused by the alteration of two beta globin genes resulting in a defective synthesis of hemoglobin. It is characterized by chronic severe anemia, ineffective erythropoiesis (IE) and iron overload. However although the thransf...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230118
Developing a multidisciplinary field of tissue engineering aims to recover, improve or supplant typically damaged or missing tissues for a collection of conditions brought about by trauma, malady and old age. To guarantee that tissue engineering techniques are generally relevant...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230117
Chukwuma B. Duru, Uche R. Oluoha, Anthony C. Iwu, Chinyere M. Aguocha, Ikechi Ohale, Emmanuel N. Ndukwu, Ernest Nwaigbo & Nnamdi P. Okafor·International Blood Research & Reviews·2020
Introduction: Safe and adequate blood donation is critical in saving millions of lives annually. In many developing including Nigeria, there is paucity of blood donors. Aim: In this study, we assessed the blood donation practices of tertiary level students in Imo State, South Eas...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230116
Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium and is one of the most important parasitic diseases of man globally especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This research was done to assess malaria infection and its relationship with the kno...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230115
Aims: This study aimed at examining the oxidative stress level of sickle cell anaemia subjects using glutathione and bilirubin levels as markers as well as the red cell parameters. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Calabar Teaching Hospi...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i230114
Background: Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) is an age-related disease of unknown etiology, characterized by prostate enlargement. The effect of Prosopis africana (PA), Vernonia amydalina (VA) and Ocimum gratissmum (OG), plant extracts on haematological parameters of BPH animal...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130113
Aim: Ferritin reflects total iron storage and is also the first laboratory index to decline with iron deficiency. It may be less accurate in children with infectious or inflammatory conditions as an acute phase reactant. Considering the fact that Cameroonian children live in malar...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130112
Atakan Turgutkaya, Zahit Bolaman, Emel Ceylan, Murat Telli, Berna Gültekin Korkmazgil, Can Karaman & Irfan Yavasoglu·International Blood Research & Reviews·2019
Nocardiosis is a gram positive bacterial infection caused by aerobicactinomycetes. It’s nonspesific presentation and radiographic findings usually make it undiagnosed with highly fatal outcomes. The patients with intracelluler defects are prone to nocardiosis. Multiplemyelom(MM)...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130111
Serum electrolyte and red blood cell membrane potential of hypertensive patients in Owerri metropolis were investigated. A total of 50 volunteer subjects were used for the study. Thirty (30) of the volunteer subjects were hypertensive subjects and were used as test subjects; whi...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130110
Ya’aba Yakubu, Mohammed Shehu Busu, Nfongeh Joseph Fuh, Olatunji Kazeem Toyosi, Abubakar Aisha, Usoroh Mary, Daniel Oluwaseun Christiana & Abdulmumin Adam Raji·International Blood Research & Reviews·2019
Introduction: Biochemical and hematological abnormalities are among most common clinico-pathological manifestations of HIV/AIDS infected persons on antiretroviral drugs (ARDs). Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection are known to influence progression and management of HIV infection. D...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v10i130109
Aims: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of blood storage using CPDA-1 on packed cell volume, methaemoglobin and oxyhaemoglobin in different ABO/Rhesus blood types donated by some residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: This is a comparative...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i430108