COMORBIDITY OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY AND SICKLE CELL DISEASE EXERT SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON RBC INDICES

Comorbidity of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Disease Exert Significant Effect on RBC Indices

Background.Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) converts glucose-6-phosphate into 6-phosphogluconate in the pentose phosphate pathway and protects red blood cells (RBCs) from oxidative damage.Their deficiency therefore makes RBCs prone to haemolysis.Sickle cell disease (SCD) on the other hand is a hereditary blood disorder in which there is a s

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Active Women over 50 online information and support to promote physical activity behaviour change: study protocol for a pilot trial

Abstract Background Physical activity has many physical and mental health benefits and can delay the development of disability in older age.However, uptake of this health behaviour is sub-optimal in women in their middle and older age.This trial aims to establish the acceptability and ilootpaperie feasibility of the Active Women over 50 programme i

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