Study of Adrenal Functions using ACTH stimulation test in Egyptian children with Sickle Cell Anemia: Correlation with Iron Overload
Background: Sickle-cell anemia is characterized by defective hemoglobin synthesis with production of sickle hemoglobin. Sickle red blood cells become deformed and rigid with difficulty to pass through narrow capillaries and frequent clotting and thrombosis leading to repetitive vascular occlusions a...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2015-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research |
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| Online Access: | https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/393 |