Gamma Globin Gene “Switch On” by Dietary Source of Short Chain Fatty Acids as a Therapy for the Management of Sickle Cell Anaemia in Patients Attending Federal Medical Centre Gusau, Zamfara State

The effect of feeding Cow’s Milk butter as a nutritional source of short chain fatty acids on the level of foetal haemoglobin (Hb F) in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) was studied. A significant increase (P<0.05) was observed in the level of Hb F (1.0% to 2.5%) in all the patients treate...

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Main Authors: Matazu, I. K., Abdullahi, A S., Matazu, N. U., Muhammad, I., Abubakar, Z. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina, Nigeria 2016-12-01
Series:UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research
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Online Access:https://ujmr.umyu.edu.ng/index.php/ujmr/article/view/348
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