Chronic kidney disease is common in sickle cell disease: a cross-sectional study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

BACKGROUND: Renal involvement in sickle cell disease (SCD) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) amongst SCD patients, and how basic clinical variables differ across haemoglobin genotypes. METHODS:...

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Pubblicato in:BMC Nephrol
Autori principali: Ephraim, Richard Kobina Dadzie, Osakunor, Derick Nii Mensah, Cudjoe, Obed, Oduro, Enos Amoako, Asante-Asamani, Lyudmila, Mitchell, Juliana, Agbodzakey, Hope, Adoba, Prince
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BioMed Central 2015
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448314/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26021375
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-015-0072-y
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