Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease after Age of 40: Follow-Up of a Cohort of 209 Patients in Senegal, West Africa

Objectives. The aim of this study was to describe the morbidity and mortality of homozygous sickle cell disease after the age of 40. Methods. This was a cohort study of 209 patients followed from 1994 to 2022. All hemoglobin electrophoresis-confirmed SS sickle cell patients over 40 years were includ...

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Main Authors: Moussa Seck, Maureen Adéniké Dabo, Elimane Seydi Bousso, Mohamed Keita, Sokhna Aïssatou Touré, Sérigne Mourtalla Guèye, Blaise Félix Faye, Fatma Dieng, Saliou Diop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2024-01-01
Series:Advances in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/7501577