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A study of the geographic distribution and associated risk factors of leg ulcers within an international cohort of sickle cell disease patients: the CASiRe group analysis by Antwi-Boasiako, Charles, Andemariam, Biree, Colombatti, Raffaella, Asare, Eugenia Vicky, Strunk, Crawford, Piccone, Connie M., Manwani, Deepa, Boruchov, Donna, Farooq, Fatimah, Urbonya, Rebekah, Wilson, Samuel, Boatemaa, Gifty Dankwah, Perrotta, Silverio, Sainati, Laura, Rivers, Angela, Rao, Sudha, Zempsky, William, Ekem, Ivy, Sey, Fredericka, Segbefia, Catherine, Inusa, Baba, Tartaglione, Immacolata, Campbell, Andrew D.

“…Vasculopathy is a hallmark of sickle cell disease ultimately resulting in chronic end organ damage. Leg ulcer is one of its sequelae, occurring in ~ 5–10% of…”
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Reversible hyperpigmentation in Vitamin B12 deficiency: an addisonian mimic in clinical practice by Kuenyefu Awindaogo, Rosemary Abena, Ekem, Ivy, Awuku, Nana Agyeiwah, Salia, Soziema, Agyei, Martin, Nartey, Yvonne Ayerki, Awuku, Yaw Asante

“…Vitamin B12 deficiency may present with gastrointestinal, haematologic, dermatologic and neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms. Skin hyperpigmentation is a…”
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Elevated Proangiogenic Markers are Associated with Vascular Complications within Ghanaian Sickle Cell Disease Patients by Antwi-Boasiako, Charles, Frimpong, Emmanuel, Gyan, Ben, Kyei-Baafour, Eric, Sey, Fredericka, Dzudzor, Bartholomew, Abdul-Rahman, Mubarak, Dankwah, Gifty B, Otu, Kate H, Ndanu, Tom A, Campbell, Andrew D, Ekem, Ivy, Donkor, Eric S

“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that can result in vasculopathy and end organ damage. Angiogenesis has been implicated as a key…”
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Levels of Soluble Endothelium Adhesion Molecules and Complications among Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Ghana by Antwi-Boasiako, Charles, Donkor, Eric S, Sey, Fredericka, Dzudzor, Bartholomew, Dankwah, Gifty B, Otu, Kate H, Doku, Alfred, Dale, Campbell A, Ekem, Ivy

“…Soluble adhesion molecules are involved in the gathering and joining of inflammatory cells to vascular endothelium. Therefore, they serve as potential markers…”
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Association between eNOS Gene Polymorphism (T786C and VNTR) and Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Ghana by Antwi-Boasiako, Charles, Dzudzor, Bartholomew, Kudzi, William, Doku, Alfred, Dale, Campbell Andrew, Sey, Fredericka, Otu, Kate Hgar, Boatemaa, Gifty Dankwah, Ekem, Ivy, Ahenkorah, John, Achel, Daniel Gyingiri, Aboagye, Elvis Twumasi, Donkor, Eric S

“…Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) variants have been found to be associated with several vascular disorders as well as the pathogenesis of sickle cell…”
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A Preliminary Study of the Suitability of Archival Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Smears for Diagnosis of CML Using FISH by Allotey, Emmanuel Alote, Coyle, Mariann, Olopade, Olufunmilayo, Ekem, Ivy, Olayemi, Edeghonghon E., Charwudzi, Alice, Benneh, Amma Anima

“…FISH is a molecular cytogenetic technique enabling rapid detection of genetic abnormalities. Facilities that can run fresh/wet samples for molecular diagnosis…”
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A case-control study of prevalence of anemia among patients with type 2 diabetes by Antwi-Bafour, Samuel, Hammond, Samuel, Adjei, Jonathan Kofi, Kyeremeh, Ransford, Martin-Odoom, Alexander, Ekem, Ivy

“…Anemia is defined as a reduction in the hemoglobin concentration of blood, which consequently reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of red blood cells such that…”
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APOL1 Bi- and Monoallelic Variants and Chronic Kidney Disease in West Africans by Gbadegesin, Rasheed A, Ulasi, Ifeoma, Ajayi, Samuel, Raji, Yemi, Olanrewaju, Timothy, Osafo, Charlotte, Ademola, Adebowale D, Asinobi, Adanze, Winkler, Cheryl A, Burke, David, Arogundade, Fatiu, Ekem, Ivy, Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Mamven, Manmak, Matekole, Michael, Amodu, Olukemi, Cooper, Richard, Antwi, Sampson, Adeyemo, Adebowale A, Ilori, Titilayo O, Adabayeri, Victoria, Nyarko, Alexander, Ghansah, Anita, Amira, Toyin, Solarin, Adaobi, Awobusuyi, Olugbenga, Kimmel, Paul L, Brosius, Frank Chip, Makusidi, Muhammad, Odenigbo, Uzoma, Kretzler, Matthias, Hodgin, Jeffrey B, Pollak, Martin R, Boima, Vincent, Freedman, Barry I, Palmer, Nicholette D, Collins, Bernard, Phadnis, Milind, Smith, Jill, Agwai, Celia I, Okoye, Ogochukwu, Abdu, Aliyu, Wilson, Jillian, Williams, Winfred, Salako, Babatunde L, Parekh, Rulan S, Tayo, Bamidele, Adu, Dwomoa, Ojo, Akinlolu

“…Apolipoprotein L1 gene ( ) variants are risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) among Black Americans. Data are sparse on the genetic epidemiology of CKD…”
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Global geographic differences in healthcare utilization for sickle cell disease pain crises in the CASiRe cohort by Strunk, Crawford, Tartaglione, Immacolata, Piccone, Connie M., Colombatti, Raffaella, Andemariam, Biree, Manwani, Deepa, Smith, Ashya, Haile, Haikel, Kim, Esther, Wilson, Samuel, Asare, Eugenia Vicky, Rivers, Angela, Farooq, Fatimah, Urbonya, Rebekah, Boruchov, Donna, Boatemaa, Gifty Dankwah, Perrotta, Silverio, Ekem, Ivy, Sainati, Laura, Rao, Sudha, Zempsky, William, Sey, Fredericka, Antwi-Boasiako, Charles, Segbefia, Catherine, Inusa, Baba, Campbell, Andrew D.

“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by frequent, unpredictable pain episodes and other vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) leading to significant healthcare…”
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Association of lipid profile biomarkers with breast cancer by molecular subtype: analysis of the MEND study by Gupta, Anjali, Saraiya, Veeral, Deveaux, April, Oyekunle, Taofik, Jackson, Klarissa D., Salako, Omolola, Daramola, Adetola, Hall, Allison, Alatise, Olusegun, Ogun, Gabriel, Adeniyi, Adewale, Ayandipo, Omobolaji, Olajide, Thomas, Olasehinde, Olalekan, Arowolo, Olukayode, Adisa, Adewale, Afuwape, Oludolapo, Olusanya, Aralola, Adegoke, Aderemi, Tollefsbol, Trygve O., Arnett, Donna, Muehlbauer, Michael J., Newgard, Christopher B., Akinyemiju, Tomi

“…There is conflicting evidence on the role of lipid biomarkers in breast cancer (BC), and no study to our knowledge has examined this association among African…”
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Association of body composition with odds of breast cancer by molecular subtype: analysis of the Mechanisms for Established and Novel Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Nigerian Women (MEND) study by Akinyemiju, Tomi, Jones, Kelley, Gupta, Anjali, Oyekunle, Taofik, Saraiya, Veeral, Deveaux, April, Salako, Omolola, Hall, Allison, Alatise, Olusegun, Ogun, Gabriel, Adeniyi, Adewale, Ayandipo, Omobolaji, Olajide, Thomas, Olasehinde, Olalekan, Arowolo, Olukayode, Adisa, Adewale, Afuwape, Oludolapo, Olusanya, Aralola, Adegoke, Aderemi, Tollefsbol, Trygve O, Arnett, Donna, Daramola, Adetola

“…The association between obesity and breast cancer (BC) has been extensively studied among US, European and Asian study populations, with often conflicting…”
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Sleep Patterns and Associated Clinical Correlates Amongst Ghanaian Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease by Wilson, Samuel, Kpadenou, Tulana, Farooq, Fatimah, Asare, Eugenia Vicky, Tavernier, Fitz, Novarra, Austin, Graham, Lewis, Akatue, Sophia, Oteng, Bianca, Yamamoto, Marianna, VanOmen, Sheri, Smith, Ashya, Buttner, Duna, Dankwah, Gifty, Haile, Haikel, Bamfo, Rose, Kim, Esther, Owda, Ahmed, Urbonya, Rebekah, Rodrigues, Onike, Segbefia, Catherine Idara, Rao, Sudha, Antwi, Daniel, Olayemi, Edeghonghon, Ekem, Ivy Adwowa Efiefi, Sey, Fredericka, Antwi-Boasiako, Charles, Campbell, Andrew D.

“…▪ Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most commonly inherited blood disorder that affects 1 in 500 individuals of African descent worldwide and…”
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Steroid-induced dysglycaemia in patients with haematological disorders a ten-year review in a tertiary hospital in Ghana by Dei-Adomakoh, Yvonne A, Akpalu, Josephine, Yawson, Alfred E, Ekem, Ivy, Reynolds, Margaret, Atiase, Yacoba

“…Glucocorticoids (steroids) play a key role in the management of multiple medical conditions including haematological disorders. This study looked at the…”
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Determinants Of Heme-Oxygenase-1 Upregulation In Patients With Sickle Cell Disease by Adisa, Olufolake, Owusu, Benjamin Yaw, Hu, Yijuan, Ghosh, Samit, Tan, Fang, Sey, Frederika, Ekem, Ivy, Quaye, Isaac, Ofori-Acquah, Solomon F

“…Inflammation is a cardinal component of the pathogenesis of sickle cell disease (SCD). Increased plasma concentration of the inflammatory agonist hemin…”
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Hematological parameters in Ghanaian sickle cell disease patients by Antwi-Boasiako, Charles, Ekem, Ivy, Abdul-Rahman, Mubarak, Sey, Frederika, Doku, Alfred, Dzudzor, Bartholomew, Dankwah, Gifty B, Otu, Kate Hagar, Ahenkorah, John, Aryee, Robert

“…Effective treatment and management of sickle cell disease (SCD) has been a challenge in Africa over the years. Hematological parameters are very useful…”
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Hypersegmented neutrophils and reversible hyperpigmentation in vitamin B(12) deficiency in Ghana by Ekem, Ivy Adwowa Efiefi

“…The present report concerns three cases of vitamin B(12) deficiency in Ghana. One case presented in the expected textbook manner with neurological signs,…”
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Ocular manifestations of sickle cell disease at the Korle-bu Hospital, Accra, Ghana by Osafo-Kwaako, Alfred, Kimani, Kahaki, Ilako, Dunera, Akafo, Stephen, Ekem, Ivy, Rodrigues, Onike, Enweronu-Laryea, Christabel, Nentwich, Martin M

“…To determine the magnitude and pattern of ocular manifestations in sickle cell disease at Korle-bu Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Hospital-based cross-sectional study…”
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62 - A 28-Year-Old Man from Ghana With a Chronic Ulcer on His Ankle by Sey, Fredericka, Ekem, Ivy

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A 28-Year-Old Man from Ghana With a Chronic Ulcer on His Ankle by Sey, Fredericka, Ekem, Ivy

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Ocular Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease at the Korlebu Hospital, Accra, Ghana by Osafo-Kwaako, Alfred, Kimani, Kahaki, llako, Dunera, Akafo, Stephen, Ekem, Ivy, Rodhgues, Onike, Enweronu-Laryea, Christabel, Nentwich, Martin M.

“…Purpose TO determine the magnitude and pattern of ocular manifestations in sickle cell disease at Korlebu Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Methods Hospital-based…”
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