Sickle cell disease: acute clinical manifestations in early childhood and molecular characteristics in a group of children in Rio de Janeiro Manifestações clínicas agudas na primeira e segunda infâncias e características moleculares da doença falciforme em um grupo de crianças do Rio de Janeiro
OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical events of sickle cell disease and the correlation with β-globin haplotypes and α-thalassemia in under 6-year-old children. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted of under 6-year-old children from the neonatal screening program in Rio de Janeiro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-01-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842012000300010 |