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Title Details:
Hemoglobin diseases
Other Titles: From Molecular Biology to Clinical Management
Authors: Loukopoulos, Dimitris
Traeger-Synodinos, Joanne
Makis, Alexandros
Subject: MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES > GENETICS
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > FUCTIONAL AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY > PHYSIOLOGY > PATHOLOGICAL PHYSIOLOGY
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > CLINICAL MEDICINE
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > INTERNAL MEDICINE > HEMATOLOGY
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > PATHOLOGY > CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > PATHOLOGY > MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
Keywords:
Hemoglobin
structure and function
genes
transcription and translation
Mutations and gene deletions
a- and β-thalassemias
sickle cell disease
novel therapeutic approaches.
Description:
Abstract:
Hemoglobin is the red protein of erythrocytes which, through its highly specialized structure, transports the oxygen of the air from the lungs to the tissues and organs.Each hemoglobin molecule consists of two α- and 2 non-α chains. The information for the synthesis of hemoglobin is contained in the respective genes. There are different types of hemoglobin. The globin genes can suffer various damages that bring about either a reduction in synthesis or various variations of its structure accompanied by new properties, often harmful to the organism.These situations are important both for the patients and for the Health Service Delivery System. Consequently, they are an important chapter in the Medical Curriculum. The proposed book is intended to assist in the teaching of hemoglobinopathies by systematically covering in 15 chapters (a) the structure and function of the various types of hemoglobin, (b) the genes that direct its synthesis, and (c) the molecular disorders that result in morbid situations (Chapters 1-3). In the following chapters, the pathophysiology and the clinical picture that characterizes each of them are described in detail. In particular, chapters 4-10 deal with the thalassemias, where the damage results in a reduction of α- or β-chains resulting in severe, chronic and incurable anemia, while chapters 11-14 cover sickle cell disease, another severe hemoglobinopathy characterized by unbearable pain for life. Each set includes information about the symptoms and findings of the respective pathological conditions, the imposed conventional treatment, as well as the efforts made for radical treatment utilizing recent technological advances. Finally, chapter 15 refers to other variations of hemoglobin, which give it strange, sometimes beneficial, sometimes harmful and sometimes indifferent functional properties.
Linguistic Editors: Iordanidou, Dossy
Graphic Editors: Kentrotis, Christos
Other contributors: Vrettou Christina, special contribution for Chapter 20
Type: Other kind of textbook
Creation Date: 28-01-2024
Item Details:
ISBN 978-618-228-192-5
License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-426
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/12288
Bibliographic Reference: Loukopoulos, D., Traeger-Synodinos, J., & Makis, A. (2024). Hemoglobin diseases [Other kind of textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-426
Language: Greek
Consists of:
1. Hemoglobin – Oxygen Transport
2. Genes and Hemoglobin Synthesis
3. Fetal Hemoglobin. Hemoglobin A2
4. Genetic events leading to disorders of the structure and composition of hemoglobin chains
5. Molecular lesions in β-thalassemia
6. Pathophysiology of β-thalassemia
7. Iron as a tertiary modifying factor in β-thalassemia. Relation of iron absorption to inefficient erythropoiesis
8. b-Thalassemias. Epidemiology and classification
9. Laboratory findings. Diagnosis
10. Clinical Manifestations and progression in transfusion dependent thalassemia major (TDT)
11. Clinical Manifestations and Progression in Non-Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia (NTDT) β-Thalassemia
12. Treatment
13. a-Thalassemias
14. Hematological findings and clinical manifestations in α-thalassemia
15. Structural hemoglobinopathies
16. Sickle Cell Disease, general information and definitions
17. Pathophysiology of sickle cell disease
18. Clinical findings in sickle cell disease
19. Troubleshooting – General problems
20. Techniques for the study of hemoglobinopathies
Number of pages 278
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions
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