Search results for " hemoglobinopathies"

Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection with direct-acting antiviral drugs is safe and effective in patients with hemoglobinopathies

2017

Progression of liver fibrosis in patients with hemoglobinopathies is strongly related to the severity of iron overload and the presence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Effective iron chelation therapy and HCV infection eradication may prevent liver complications. The European Association for the Study of the Liver guidelines recommend interferon-free regimens for the treatment of HCV infection in patients with hemoglobinopathies. However, data regarding the use of direct-acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) in this patient population are few. This observational study evaluated the safety and efficacy of therapy with DAAs in an Italian cohort of patients with hemoglobinopathies, chron…

Study on the efficacy of Rapamicin as an inducer of fetal hemoglobin in primary erythroid cultures from patientes with hemoglobinopathies

2011

Study on the efficacy of Rapamicin as an inducer of fetal hemoglobin in primary erythroid cultures from patientes with hemoglobinopathies

2009