Soluble P- and E-selectin levels as determinants of vaso-occlusive crises among sickle cell anemia patients in a tertiary hospital Northwestern Nigeria

Soluble P- and E-selectin levels as determinants of vaso-occlusive crises among sickle cell anemia patients in a tertiary hospital Northwestern Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Vascular E- and P-selectins play important roles in sickle cell anemia (SCA), vaso-occlusive crises (VOC); however, the extent to which they determine VOC has not been studied. OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to assess vascular selectin levels and the extent to which they determin...

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Main Authors: Sani Awwalu, Abdulaziz Hassan, Aisha Indo Mamman, Abdul Wahab Alhassan, Ismaila Nda Ibrahim, Ibrahim Usman Kusfa, Aliyu Dahiru Waziri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Hematology
Subjects:
crises
sickle cell
vascular selectins
Online Access:http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=123;epage=126;aulast=Awwalu

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