The frequency of combined IFITM3 haplotype involving the reference alleles of both rs12252 and rs34481144 is in line with COVID-19 standardized mortality ratio of ethnic groups in England

Autor: Dimitris Nikoloudis, Dimitrios Kountouras, Asimina Hiona

Publikováno v: PeerJ, Vol 8, p e10402 (2020)

Evidence was brought forward in England and the USA that Black, Asian, Latino and Minority Ethnic people exhibit higher mortality risk from COVID-19 than White people. While socioeconomic factors were suggested to contribute to this trend, they argua

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Beta-Thalassemia Major and Female Fertility: The Role of Iron and Iron-Induced Oxidative Stress

Autor: Paraskevi Roussou, Nikolaos J. Tsagarakis, Dimitrios Kountouras, Sarantis Livadas, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

Publikováno v: Anemia, Vol 2013 (2013)

Endocrine complications due to haemosiderosis are present in a significant number of patients with beta-thalassemia major (BTM) worldwide and often become barriers in their desire for parenthood. Thus, although spontaneous fertility can occur, the ma

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Characteristics and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in multi-transfused patients with thalassemia major. Experience of a single tertiary center

Autor: John Koskinas, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Katerina Malagari, Maria Tampaki, Dimitrios Kountouras, Maria Theochari

Publikováno v: Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2020)
Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Background/aim The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with transfusion dependent thalassemia (TDT) has been increasing, where viral hepatitis and iron overload are the two established HCC risk factors. The aim of this study was t

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http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4062

Transient Elastography (TE) is a Useful Tool for Assessing the Response of Liver Iron Chelation in Sickle Cell Disease Patients

Autor: Konstantinos Maragkos, Maria Tambaki, Sophia Delicou, Dimitrios Kountouras, John Koskinas

Publikováno v: Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp e2018049-e2018049 (2018)

Sickle cell disease patients often need regular blood transfusions to improve both the quality of life and survival from the veno-occlusive complications of the disease. Deferasirox, a convenient long acting oral agent, has recently been introduced i

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30210742

Postprandial dysmetabolism: Too early or too late?

Autor: Georgia Kassi, Sofia Tsirona, Eleni Kandaraki, Christos Pappas, Dimitrios Kountouras, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

Publikováno v: Hormones (Athens, Greece). 15(3)

Postprandial dysmetabolism is a postprandial state characterized by abnormal metabolism of glucose and lipids and, more specifically, of elevated levels of glucose and triglyceride (TG) containing lipoproteins. Since there is evidence that postprandi

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27838603