Works by Premawardhena, Anuja

Results: 44

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

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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

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Letter

Blindness and autonomic instability following Russell’s viper bite.

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Ceylon Medical Journal, 2022, v. 67, n. 3, p. 123, doi. 10.4038/cmj.v67i3.9701

By:

Francis, Kingsley Rajivasan;
Jayamanne, Shaluka;
Premawardhena, Anuja

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Article

A descriptive study of anaemia in the elderly at a tertiary care institute in Sri Lanka.

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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

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Article

Anaemia in Sri Lanka: the missing pieces.

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Ceylon Medical Journal, 2018, v. 63, n. 3, p. 105, doi. 10.4038/cmj.v63i3.8728

By:

Premawardhena, Anuja

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Article

Hepcidin detects iron deficiency in Sri Lankan adolescents with a high burden of hemoglobinopathy: A diagnostic test accuracy study.

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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

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Article

Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C: A cluster of cases in transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients in Sri Lanka.

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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.

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Article

Psychological morbidity among children with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia and their parents in Sri Lanka.

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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

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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

Extensive systemic thrombo-embolism including intra-cardiac thrombosis mimicking an atrial myxoma in a patient with beta thalassaemia major – a case report.

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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

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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

Myocardial infarction in patients with severe beta thalassaemia: a case series.

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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

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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.

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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

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Article

Studies in haemoglobin E beta-thalassaemia.

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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.

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Article

The molecular basis for the thalassaemias in Sri Lanka.

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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.

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Article

Thalassemia in Sri Lanka: a progress report.

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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

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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

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Article

Iron status and anaemia in Sri Lankan secondary school children: A cross-sectional survey.

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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

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

Mistakes in the management of iron deficiency anaemia: a narrative review.

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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

Genotype-phenotype association analysis identifies the role of α globin genes in modulating disease severity of β thalassaemia intermedia in Sri Lanka.

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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

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Article

Anaemia among females in child-bearing age: Relative contributions, effects and interactions of α- and β-thalassaemia.

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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

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Article

Emerging insights in the management of hemoglobin E beta thalassemia.

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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.

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Article

Hemoglobin E-β-Thalassemia: Progress Report from the International Study Group.

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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.

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Article

Anemia in Sri Lanka: A Literature Review.

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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.

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Article

Thalassemia in Sri Lanka.

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Hemoglobin, 2022, v. 46, n. 1, p. 71, doi. 10.1080/03630269.2022.2025826

By:

Premawardhena, Anuja P.;
Madushanka, H. D. Prabath

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Article

Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of β-Thalassemia Intermedia.

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Hemoglobin, 2021, v. 45, n. 4, p. 265, doi. 10.1080/03630269.2021.1981370

By:

Perera, Shiromi;
Allen, Angela;
Rees, David C.;
Premawardhena, Anuja

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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.

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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

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Article

Leg Ulcers: A Report in Patients with Hemoglobin E Beta Thalassemia and Review of the Literature in Severe Beta Thalassemia.

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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.

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Article

A Systematic review on diagnostic methods of red cell membrane disorders in Asia.

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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

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Article

Obesity, liver steatosis and metabolic syndrome: The hidden enemies in transfusion‐dependent thalassaemia.

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British Journal of Haematology, 2024, v. 205, n. 1, p. 28, doi. 10.1111/bjh.19532

By:

Padeniya, Padmapani;
Premawardhena, Anuja

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Article

The association between steatosis and liver damage in transfusion‐dependent beta thalassaemia patients.

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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

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Article

Headache: an important symptom possibly linked to white matter lesions in thalassaemia.

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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

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Article

The evolutionary and clinical implications of the uneven distribution of the frequency of the inherited haemoglobin variants over short geographical distances.

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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

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Article

Redesigning New Policy Options for Thalassemia Prevention in Sri Lanka.

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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

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Article

The Thal-index with the BTT prediction.exe to discriminate β-thalassaemia traits from other microcytic anaemias.

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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

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Article

A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of oral hydroxyurea for transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

Association of GDF15 levels with body mass index and endocrine status in β‐thalassaemia.

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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

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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.

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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