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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Main Authors: Isaac Lima da Silva Filho, Georgina Severo Ribeiro, Patrícia Gomes Moura, Monica Longo Vechi, Andréa Cony Cavalcante, Maria José de Andrada-Serpa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
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