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Iron stores in steady‐state sickle cell disease children accessing care at a sickle cell disease clinic in Kumasi, Ghana: A cross‐sectional study by Amanor, Ernest, Kwarteng, Alexander, Larbi, Amma, Fordjour, Fatima Amponsah, Koranteng, Kelvin Kwaku, Sackey, David Sebbie, Bannor, Emmanuel, Osei, Francis Adjei, Mohammed, Aliyu, Ackah, Ezekiel Bonwin, Odoom, Samuel Frimpong, Nguah, Samuel Blay, Paintsil, Vivian, Osei‐Akoto, Alex

“…Background and Aims Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have an increased risk of multiple hemotransfusions and this can predispose them to elevated iron…”
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Effects of COVID-19 disease on PAI-1 antigen and haematological parameters during disease management: A prospective cross-sectional study in a regional Hospital in Ghana by Nkansah, Charles, Owusu, Michael, Appiah, Samuel Kwasi, Mensah, Kofi, Bani, Simon Bannison, Osei-Boakye, Felix, Agyemang, Lawrence Duah, Ackah, Ezekiel Bonwin, Abbam, Gabriel, Daud, Samira, Quansah, Yeduah, Derigubah, Charles Angnataa, Apodola, Francis Atoroba, Ayangba, Valentine, Afrifa, David Amoah, Eshun, Caleb Paul, Iddrisu, Abdul-Waliu, Mintaah, Selina, Twum, Benjamin, Mohammed, Abidatu, Agyare, Eugene Mensah, Gyasi, Wendy Akomeah, Agbadza, Peace Esenam, Wilson, Candy Adwoa Ewusiwaa, Anane, Seth, Antwi, Prince, Antwi, Reginald Akwasi Yeboah

“…Individuals with COVID-19 experience thrombotic events probably due to the associated hypofibrinolysis resulting from the upregulation of plasminogen activator…”
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Hemopexin deficiency promotes acute kidney injury in sickle cell disease by Ofori-Acquah, Solomon F., Hazra, Rimi, Orikogbo, Oluwaseun O., Crosby, Danielle, Flage, Bethany, Ackah, Ezekiel B., Lenhart, Diane, Tan, Roderick J., Vitturi, Dario A., Paintsil, Vivian, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Ghosh, Samit

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major clinical concern in sickle cell disease (SCD). Clinical evidence suggests that red cell alarmins may cause AKI in SCD,…”
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Enhanced Renal Clearance of Heme Triggers Acute Kidney Injury in Sickle Cell Disease by Ghosh, Samit, Paintsil, Vivian, Hazra, Rimi, Orikogbo, Oluowaseun O., Flage, Bethany, Ackah, Ezekiel Bonwin, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Ofori-Acquah, Solomon Fiifi

“…Circulating heme is scavenged primarily by hemopexin (Hx) for degradation in the liver, while alpha-1-microglobulin (A1M) binds heme for urinary clearance…”
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PA-500 Prevalence and genomic characterization of typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonellae in Ghana by Owusu, Michael, Twumasi-Ankrah, Sampson, Owusu-Ansah, Michael, Agyapong, Francis, Gyau, Kennedy, Senyo, Japhet, Ackah, Ezekiel Bonwin, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw

“…BackgroundSalmonella are a group of facultative anaerobic bacteria that belong to the family of Enterobacteriaceae. The common serovars are Salmonella enterica…”
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Organ damage in sickle cell disease study (ORDISS): protocol for a longitudinal cohort study based in Ghana by Anie, Kofi A, Paintsil, Vivian, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Ansong, Daniel, Osei-Akoto, Alex, Ohene-Frempong, Kwaku, Amissah, Kofi Aikins, Addofoh, Nicholas, Ackah, Ezekiel Bonwin, Owusu-Ansah, Amma Twumwa, Ofori-Acquah, Solomon Fiifi

“…IntroductionSickle cell disease is highly prevalent in Africa with a significant public health burden. Nonetheless, morbidity and mortality in sickle cell…”
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