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Most adults with severe HbSC disease are not treated with hydroxyurea

Sickle cell hemoglobin SC (HbSC) disease is the second most frequent sickle cell disease (SCD) genotype after sickle cell anemia (HbSS). Globally, ∼55 000 newborns with HbSC are delivered annually, with the highest HbC gene frequency in West Africa. In Ghana, 40% of adults visiting the Ghana Institu...

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Autores principales: Ghunney, William Kwesi, Asare, Eugenia Vicky, Ayete-Nyampong, John Benaiah, Oppong, Samuel Antwi, Rodeghier, Mark, DeBaun, Michael R., Olayemi, Edeghonghon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Hematology 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10362538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36799926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2022009049