Works by Premawardhena, Anuja

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Psychological morbidity among children with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia and their parents in Sri Lanka.
Published in:
PLoS ONE, 2020, v. 15, n. 2, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0228733
By:
- Mettananda, Sachith;
- Peiris, Ravindu;
- Pathiraja, Hashan;
- Chandradasa, Miyuru;
- Bandara, Dayananda;
- de Silva, Udaya;
- Mettananda, Chamila;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
A Systematic review on diagnostic methods of red cell membrane disorders in Asia.
Published in:
International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, 2022, v. 44, n. 2, p. 248, doi. 10.1111/ijlh.13800
By:
- Silva, Ruwindi;
- Amarasinghe, Dinusha;
- Perera, Shiromi;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
The molecular basis for the thalassaemias in Sri Lanka.
Published in:
British Journal of Haematology, 2003, v. 121, n. 4, p. 662, doi. 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04346.x
By:
- Fisher, Christopher A.;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- de Silva, Shanthimala;
- Perera, Giathra;
- Rajapaksa, Shabna;
- Olivieri, Nancy A.;
- Old, John M.;
- Weatherall, David J.
Publication type:
Article
Blood transfusion therapy for β-thalassemia major and hemoglobin E β-thalassemia: Adequacy, trends, and determinants in Sri Lanka.
Published in:
2019
By:
- Mettananda, Sachith;
- Pathiraja, Hashan;
- Peiris, Ravindu;
- Wickramarathne, Nethmi;
- Bandara, Dayananda;
- Silva, Udaya;
- Mettananda, Chamila;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- de Silva, Udaya
Publication type:
journal article
Genotype-phenotype association analysis identifies the role of α globin genes in modulating disease severity of β thalassaemia intermedia in Sri Lanka.
Published in:
Scientific Reports, 2019, v. 9, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1038/s41598-019-46674-y
By:
- Perera, Shiromi;
- Allen, Angela;
- Silva, Ishari;
- Hapugoda, Menaka;
- Wickramarathne, M. Nirmali;
- Wijesiriwardena, Indira;
- Allen, Stephen;
- Rees, David;
- Efremov, Dimitar G.;
- Fisher, Christopher A.;
- Weatherall, David J.;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
Leg Ulcers: A Report in Patients with Hemoglobin E Beta Thalassemia and Review of the Literature in Severe Beta Thalassemia.
Published in:
Acta Haematologica, 2022, v. 145, n. 3, p. 334, doi. 10.1159/000520731
By:
- Mehta, Vikita;
- Kirubarajan, Abirami;
- Sabouhanian, Amir;
- Jayawardena, Sanasi M.;
- Chandrakumaran, Priya;
- Thangavelu, Nila;
- Cader, Refai;
- Mettananda, Sachith;
- Bandara, Dayananda;
- Khan, Shawn;
- Weatherall, David J.;
- Allen, Angela;
- Premawardhena, Anuja P.;
- Olivieri, Nancy F.
Publication type:
Article
Mistakes in the management of iron deficiency anaemia: a narrative review.
Published in:
Hematology, 2024, v. 29, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1080/16078454.2024.2387987
By:
- Niriella, Madunil Anuk;
- Jayasena, Hiruni;
- Withanachchi, Achini;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
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Article
Thalassemia in Sri Lanka: a progress report.
Published in:
Human Molecular Genetics, 2004, v. 13, n. 2, p. r203, doi. 10.1093/hmg/ddh250
By:
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- de Silva, Shanthimala;
- Arambepola, Mahinda;
- Olivieri, Nancy;
- Merson, Laura;
- Muraco, Julia;
- Allen, Angela;
- Fisher, Christopher;
- Peto, Timothy;
- Vichinsky, Elliot;
- Weatherall, David
Publication type:
Article
Thalassemia in Sri Lanka: a progress report.
Published in:
Human Molecular Genetics, 2004, v. 13, n. suppl_2, p. R203, doi. 10.1093/hmg/ddh250
By:
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- de Silva, Shanthimala;
- Arambepola, Mahinda;
- Olivieri, Nancy;
- Merson, Laura;
- Muraco, Julia;
- Allen, Angela;
- Fisher, Christopher;
- Peto, Timothy;
- Vichinsky, Elliot;
- Weatherall, David
Publication type:
Article
Microcytic anemia in children: parallel screening for iron deficiency and thalassemia provides a useful opportunity for thalassemia prevention in low- and middle-income countries.
Published in:
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, 2020, v. 37, n. 4, p. 326, doi. 10.1080/08880018.2020.1725200
By:
- Mettananda, Sachith;
- Paranamana, Sanjaya;
- Fernando, Roshale;
- Suranjan, Marius;
- Rodrigo, Rexan;
- Perera, Lakshman;
- Vipulaguna, Thakshila;
- Fernando, Prasanna;
- Fernando, Mallika;
- Dayanath, B. K. T. P.;
- Costa, Yasintha;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
Headache: an important symptom possibly linked to white matter lesions in thalassaemia.
Published in:
British Journal of Haematology, 2019, v. 185, n. 3, p. 541, doi. 10.1111/bjh.15825
By:
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Ranawaka, Udaya;
- Pilapitiya, Taraka;
- Weerasinghe, Gihan;
- Hapangama, Aruni;
- Pathmeswaran, Arunasalam;
- Salvin, Karahinarachichige;
- Hettiarachchi, Shantha;
- Silva, Ishari;
- Hameed, Nizri;
- Weatherall, Mark;
- Olivieri, Nancy;
- Weatherall, David
Publication type:
Article
The evolutionary and clinical implications of the uneven distribution of the frequency of the inherited haemoglobin variants over short geographical distances.
Published in:
British Journal of Haematology, 2017, v. 176, n. 3, p. 475, doi. 10.1111/bjh.14437
By:
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Allen, Angela;
- Piel, Fred;
- Fisher, Chris;
- Perera, Laxman;
- Rodrigo, Rexan;
- Goonathilaka, Gayan;
- Ramees, Lebbe;
- Peto, Tim;
- Olivieri, Nancy;
- Weatherall, David
Publication type:
Article
Studies in haemoglobin E beta-thalassaemia.
Published in:
British Journal of Haematology, 2008, v. 141, n. 3, p. 388, doi. 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07126.x
By:
- Olivieri, Nancy F.;
- Muraca, Giulia M.;
- O’Donnell, Angela;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Fisher, Christopher;
- Weatherall, David J.
Publication type:
Article
Anemia in Sri Lanka: A Literature Review.
Published in:
Hemoglobin, 2022, v. 46, n. 4, p. 214, doi. 10.1080/03630269.2022.2096460
By:
- Amarasingha, A. A. Dinusha S.;
- Silva, H. J. Ruwindi L.;
- Perera, P. Shiromi;
- Premawardhena, Anuja P.
Publication type:
Article
Thalassemia in Sri Lanka.
Published in:
Hemoglobin, 2022, v. 46, n. 1, p. 71, doi. 10.1080/03630269.2022.2025826
By:
- Premawardhena, Anuja P.;
- Madushanka, H. D. Prabath
Publication type:
Article
Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of β-Thalassemia Intermedia.
Published in:
Hemoglobin, 2021, v. 45, n. 4, p. 265, doi. 10.1080/03630269.2021.1981370
By:
- Perera, Shiromi;
- Allen, Angela;
- Rees, David C.;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
Rare Hemoglobin Variants: Hb G-Szuhu ( HBB: c.243C>G), Hb G-Coushatta ( HBB: c.68A>C) and Hb Mizuho ( HBB: c.206T>C) in Sri Lankan Families.
Published in:
Hemoglobin, 2015, v. 39, n. 1, p. 62, doi. 10.3109/03630269.2014.992530
By:
- Perera, P. Shiromi;
- Silva, Ishari;
- Hapugoda, Menaka;
- Wickramarathne, Merita N.;
- Wijesiriwardena, Indira;
- Efremov, Dimitar G.;
- Fisher, Christopher A.;
- Weatherall, David J.;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of oral hydroxyurea for transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia.
Published in:
Scientific Reports, 2022, v. 12, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1038/s41598-022-06774-8
By:
- Yasara, Nirmani;
- Wickramarathne, Nethmi;
- Mettananda, Chamila;
- Silva, Ishari;
- Hameed, Nizri;
- Attanayaka, Kumari;
- Rodrigo, Rexan;
- Wickramasinghe, Nirmani;
- Perera, Lakshman;
- Manamperi, Aresha;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Mettananda, Sachith
Publication type:
Article
Obesity, liver steatosis and metabolic syndrome: The hidden enemies in transfusion‐dependent thalassaemia.
Published in:
British Journal of Haematology, 2024, v. 205, n. 1, p. 28, doi. 10.1111/bjh.19532
By:
- Padeniya, Padmapani;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
The association between steatosis and liver damage in transfusion‐dependent beta thalassaemia patients.
Published in:
British Journal of Haematology, 2023, v. 200, n. 4, p. 517, doi. 10.1111/bjh.18492
By:
- Padeniya, Padmapani;
- Ediriweera, Dileepa;
- De Silva, Arjuna P.;
- Niriella, Madunil;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
A cost-of-illness analysis of β-Thalassaemia major in children in Sri Lanka - experience from a tertiary level teaching hospital.
Published in:
2020
By:
- Reed-Embleton, Hamish;
- Arambepola, Savinda;
- Dixon, Simon;
- Maldonado, Behrouz Nezafat;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Arambepola, Mahinda;
- Khan, Jahangir A. M.;
- Allen, Stephen
Publication type:
journal article
Hepcidin detects iron deficiency in Sri Lankan adolescents with a high burden of hemoglobinopathy: A diagnostic test accuracy study.
Published in:
American Journal of Hematology, 2017, v. 92, n. 2, p. 196, doi. 10.1002/ajh.24617
By:
- Wray, Katherine;
- Allen, Angela;
- Evans, Emma;
- Fisher, Chris;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Perera, Lakshman;
- Rodrigo, Rexan;
- Goonathilaka, Gayan;
- Ramees, Lebbe;
- Webster, Craig;
- Armitage, Andrew E;
- Prentice, Andrew M;
- Weatherall, David J;
- Drakesmith, Hal;
- Pasricha, Sant-Rayn
Publication type:
Article
Association of GDF15 levels with body mass index and endocrine status in β‐thalassaemia.
Published in:
Clinical Endocrinology, 2023, v. 99, n. 2, p. 182, doi. 10.1111/cen.14897
By:
- Karusheva, Yanislava;
- Petry, Clive J.;
- Yasara, Nirmani;
- Kottahachchi, Dulani;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Barker, Peter;
- Burling, Keith;
- Sattar, Naveed;
- Welsh, Paul;
- Mettananda, Sachith;
- O'Rahilly, Stephen
Publication type:
Article
Sickle cell disease in Sri Lanka: clinical and molecular basis and the unanswered questions about disease severity.
Published in:
2020
By:
- Darshana, Thamal;
- Bandara, Dayananda;
- Nawarathne, Upul;
- de Silva, Udaya;
- Costa, Yasinta;
- Pushpakumara, Kalavitigoda;
- Pathirage, Sumithra;
- Basnayake, Seuwandi;
- Epa, Chamila;
- Dilrukshi, Pradeepa;
- Wijayawardena, Maheshaka;
- Anthony, Angela A.;
- Rodrigo, Rexan;
- Manamperi, Aresha;
- Smith, Frances;
- Allen, Angela;
- Menzel, Stephan;
- Rees, David;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
journal article
Comparison of liver MRI R2(FerriScan®) VS liver MRI T2* as a measure of body iron load in a cohort of beta thalassaemia major patients.
Published in:
2020
By:
- Padeniya, Padmapani;
- Siriwardana, Shirom;
- Ediriweera, Dileepa;
- Samarasinghe, Nayana;
- Silva, Sasanka;
- Silva, Ishari;
- Ahamed, Nizri;
- Niriella, Madunil;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Letter
Hemoglobin E-β-Thalassemia: Progress Report from the International Study Group.
Published in:
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2005, v. 1054, n. 1, p. 33, doi. 10.1196/annals.1345.005
By:
- PREMAWARDHENA, ANUJA;
- SILVER, SHANTHIMALA;
- ARAMBEPOLA, MAHINDA;
- OLIVIERI, NANCY F.;
- VICHINSKY, ELLIOTT P.;
- MERSON, LAURA;
- MURACO, GIULIA;
- ALLEN, ANGELA;
- FISHER, CHRISTOPHER;
- PETO, TIMOTHY;
- WEATHERALL, DAVID J.
Publication type:
Article
Health related quality of life among children with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia major and haemoglobin E β-thalassaemia in Sri Lanka: a case control study.
Published in:
2019
By:
- Mettananda, Sachith;
- Pathiraja, Hashan;
- Peiris, Ravindu;
- Bandara, Dayananda;
- de Silva, Udaya;
- Mettananda, Chamila;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
journal article
Emerging insights in the management of hemoglobin E beta thalassemia.
Published in:
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2010, v. 1202, n. 1, p. 155, doi. 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05579.x
By:
- Olivieri, Nancy F.;
- Thayalsuthan, Vivekanandan;
- O'Donnell, Angela;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Rigobon, Christopher;
- Muraca, Giulia;
- Fisher, Christopher;
- Weatherall, David J.
Publication type:
Article
Redesigning New Policy Options for Thalassemia Prevention in Sri Lanka.
Published in:
Thalassemia Reports, 2022, v. 12, n. 4, p. 135, doi. 10.3390/thalassrep12040018
By:
- Amarasinghe, Nadeeja;
- Amarasena, Amila;
- Thabrew, Anoj;
- Werawatte, Prabhath;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Malik, Farnaz;
- Abusayeed, Mohamed;
- Wickramasinghe, Champika
Publication type:
Article
The Thal-index with the BTT prediction.exe to discriminate β-thalassaemia traits from other microcytic anaemias.
Published in:
Thalassemia Reports, 2012, v. 2, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.4081/thal.2012.e1
By:
- Arachchige Nilanga Nishad, Ahangama;
- Pathmeswaran, Arunasalam;
- Rajitha Wickramasinghe, Ananda;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
Hydroxyurea and blood transfusion therapy for Sickle cell disease in South Asia: inconsistent treatment of a neglected disease.
Published in:
2021
By:
- Darshana, Thamal;
- Rees, David;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
journal article
A comprehensive review of hydroxyurea for β-haemoglobinopathies: the role revisited during COVID-19 pandemic.
Published in:
2021
By:
- Yasara, Nirmani;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Mettananda, Sachith
Publication type:
journal article
Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) and the cost of care in a tertiary care institute in Sri Lanka.
Published in:
BMC Health Services Research, 2023, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12913-023-09169-1
By:
- Premathilaka, Rusiru;
- Darshana, Thamal;
- Ekanayake, Chanil;
- Chathurangani, Kossinnage Chethana;
- Mendis, Iroshan;
- Perinparajah, Sajeethan;
- Shashiprabha, Madhushini;
- Nishshanka, Sachith;
- Tilakaratna, Yasoma;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
Marriage patterns in Sri Lanka and the prevalence of parental consanguinity in patients with β-thalassaemia: a cross-sectional descriptive analysis.
Published in:
2020
By:
- Premawardhena, Anuja P.;
- De Silva, Shamila T.;
- Goonatilleke, M. D. Dilith C.;
- Ediriweera, Dileepa S.;
- Mettananda, Sachith;
- Rodrigo, B. K. Rexan P.;
- Allen, Angela;
- Weatherall, David J.
Publication type:
journal article
Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C: A cluster of cases in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients in Sri Lanka.
Published in:
Transfusion Medicine, 2020, v. 30, n. 5, p. 377, doi. 10.1111/tme.12660
By:
- Perera, Shiromi;
- Bonsall, David;
- Niriella, Madunil A.;
- Allen, Angela;
- Peries, Anura C.;
- Nelumdeniya, Udaya B.;
- Dissanayake, Randima;
- Silva, Ishari;
- de Cesare, Mariateresa;
- Klenerman, Paul;
- Weatherall, David J.;
- Roberts, David J.;
- Premawardhena, Anuja P.
Publication type:
Article
Place for elective cholecystectomy for patients with severe thalassaemia: a retrospective case control study.
Published in:
2019
By:
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Fernando, Roshanthi;
- Kumarage, Sumudu;
- Nishad, Nilanga;
- Goonatilleke, Dilith;
- Silva, Ishari;
- Mettananda, Sachith
Publication type:
Case Study
Body iron status of children and adolescents with transfusion dependent β‑thalassaemia: trends of serum ferritin and associations of optimal body iron control.
Published in:
BMC Research Notes, 2018, v. 11, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13104-018-3634-9
By:
- Suriapperuma, Tharindi;
- Peiris, Ravindu;
- Mettananda, Chamila;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Mettananda, Sachith
Publication type:
Article
Anaemia among females in child-bearing age: Relative contributions, effects and interactions of α- and β-thalassaemia.
Published in:
PLoS ONE, 2018, v. 13, n. 11, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0206928
By:
- Mettananda, Sachith;
- Suranjan, Marius;
- Fernando, Roshale;
- Dias, Tiran;
- Mettananda, Chamila;
- Rodrigo, Rexan;
- Perera, Lakshman;
- Gibbons, Richard;
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- Higgs, Douglas
Publication type:
Article
Iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan secondary school children: A cross-sectional survey.
Published in:
PLoS ONE, 2017, v. 12, n. 11, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0188110
By:
- Allen, Angela;
- Allen, Stephen;
- Rodrigo, Rexan;
- Perera, Lakshman;
- Shao, Wei;
- Li, Chao;
- Wang, Duolao;
- Olivieri, Nancy;
- Weatherall, David J.;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
Myocardial infarction in patients with severe beta thalassaemia: a case series.
Published in:
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023, v. 16, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12245-023-00495-z
By:
- Premawardhena, Anuja;
- De Silva, Shamila;
- Rajapaksha, Megha;
- Ratnamalala, Vishaka;
- Nallarajah, Jemimah;
- Galappatthy, Gamini
Publication type:
Article
Blindness and autonomic instability following Russell’s viper bite.
Published in:
Ceylon Medical Journal, 2022, v. 67, n. 3, p. 123, doi. 10.4038/cmj.v67i3.9701
By:
- Francis, Kingsley Rajivasan;
- Jayamanne, Shaluka;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
A descriptive study of anaemia in the elderly at a tertiary care institute in Sri Lanka.
Published in:
Ceylon Medical Journal, 2022, v. 67, n. 3, p. 94, doi. 10.4038/cmj.v67i3.9696
By:
- Chathurangani, Kossinnage Chethana;
- Thamal Darshana, Leeniyagala Gamaralalage;
- Rusiru Amaranath Premathilaka, Liyana Hewage;
- Costa, Yasintha Jeevani;
- Deepa Sudharshani Amarasekara, Athauda Arachchige;
- Premawardhena, Anuja Padmanatha
Publication type:
Article
Anaemia in Sri Lanka: the missing pieces.
Published in:
Ceylon Medical Journal, 2018, v. 63, n. 3, p. 105, doi. 10.4038/cmj.v63i3.8728
By:
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article
Extensive systemic thrombo-embolism including intra-cardiac thrombosis mimicking an atrial myxoma in a patient with beta thalassaemia major – a case report.
Published in:
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12872-023-03576-2
By:
- Welhenge, Chiranthi;
- Ranasinghe, Rumesh;
- Rajapakse, Sanjeewa;
- Premawardhena, Anuja
Publication type:
Article