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. |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina, Nigeria
2016-12-01
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| 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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