Browsing by Author "Koussa, Suzanne"

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The codons 8/9 (+ G) mutation found for the first time in the Lebanese population

Zalloua, Pierre A.; Aoun, Elie; Koussa, Suzanne; Asfahani, Wissam S.Z.; Taher, Ali (2019-07-22)

Thalassemia is a common inherited disease in the Mediterranean region. We here report a mutation new to the Lebanese population: the insertion of a G nucleotide at codons 8/9 [(+G) AAG‐TCT (Lys‐Ser)→AAG‐G‐TCT (β0)] of the ...
Febrile Neutropenia and Hemorrhagic Stroke in a Thalassemia Major Patient

Sheikh-Taha, Marwan; Koussa, Suzanne; Inati, Adlette; Taher, Ali (2016-06-02)

A 36-year-old transfusion-dependent thalassemia major patient presented with febrile neutropenia and anemia. Deferiprone (L1) was discontinued as it was suspected to be the offending agent and prompt broad-spectrum antibiotic ...
Health-related quality of life in adults with transfusion-independent thalassaemia intermedia compared to regularly transfused thalassaemia major

Musallam, Khaled M.; Khoury, Brigitte; Abi-Habib, Rudy; Bazzi, Lama; Succar, Julien; Halawi, Racha; Hankir, Ahmed; Koussa, Suzanne; Taher, Ali T. (2017-10-23)

Background: In patients with β thalassaemia intermedia (TI), the milder anaemia and transfusion independence imply better health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). However, the unbalanced pathophysiology of the disease ...

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