First report of co-morbidity of pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration and three types of chronic hemolytic anemias

BACKGROUND: Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), sickle cell anemia, and thalassemia are autosomal recessive disorders that can cause iron deposition in tissues during childhood. PKAN is characterized by accumulation of iron in the basal ganglia causing progressive extrapyramidal...

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Published in:Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Main Authors: Talaat, Iman M., Kamal, Naglaa M., El Melegy, Ebtessam H.K., Alghamdi, Hamed A., Aljabri, Mohammed F., Abdallah, Enas A.A., Sarar, Mohammed, Alshahrani, Mohamed A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4680082/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26740874
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2015.10.015
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