Sickle Cell Disease: Reappraisal of the Role of Foetal Haemoglobin Levels in the Frequency of Vaso-Occlusive Crisis

BACKGROUND: Foetal haemoglobin has been implicated in the modulation of sickle cell crisis. Its level is generally inversely proportional to the severity of sickle cell disease (SCD) for a given sickle cell phenotypes. The main aim of therapy for vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), which is the hallmark of...

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Published in:Ghana Med J
Main Authors: Antwi-Boasiako, C, Frimpong, E, Ababio, G K, Dzudzor, B, Ekem, I, Gyan, B, Sodzi-Tettey, NA, Antwi, D A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Ghana Medical Association 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4549825/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26339094
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