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Study of Adrenal Functions using ACTH stimulation test in Egyptian children with Sickle Cell Anemia: Correlation with Iron Overload

Background: Sickle-cell anemia is characterized by defective hemoglobin synthesis with production of sickle hemoglobin. Sickle red blood cells become deformed and rigid with difficulty to pass through narrow capillaries and frequent clotting and thrombosis leading to repetitive vascular occlusions a...

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Autores principales: A Hagag, Adel, S El-Farargy, Mohamed, M Abo El-enein, Amany
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4410290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25922645