Sickle cell trait is not associated with chronic kidney disease in adult Congolese patients: a clinic-based, cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the determinants of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with special emphasis on sickle cell trait (SCT). METHODS: Three hundred and fifty-nine patients (171 men and 188 women), aged 18 years or older, with reduced kidney function (eGFR < 90 ml/min/1.73 m...

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Published in:Cardiovasc J Afr
Main Authors: Mukendi, K, Lepira, FB, Sumaili, KE, Nseka, MN, Kayembe, PK
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2015
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Cardiovascular Topics
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4538907/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26592908
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2014-076
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