3 výsledky
β-thalassemia result from a decrease in β- globin chains which result in a relative excess of α-globin chains . Approximately 1.5% of the population is estimated to be carriers for β-thalassemia . Around 60,000 new births are recorded to be affected by β-thalassemia per year in the world . In Egypt,
β-thalassemia is a worldwide distributed monogenic red cell disorder, characterized by the absence or reduced β-globin chain synthesis (De Franceschi et al.,2013).
Approximately 7% of the global population is carrier of such disorders, and 300,000-400,000 babies with severe forms of these diseases
The purpose of this retrospective pilot study is to address the effect that obesity, in the absence of other comorbidities, has on birth weight. We wish to determine if obesity is a risk factor for small for gestational age (SGA) or intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) infants in our clinic