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Hormonal and echocardiographic abnormalities in adult patients with sickle-cell anemia in Bahrain

BACKGROUND: Adrenal, thyroid, and parathyroid gland hormonal changes are recognized in children with homozygous (HbSS) sickle-cell anemia (SCA), but are not clear in adult patients with SCA. AIM: To assess the metabolic and endocrine abnormalities in adult patients with SCA and evaluate left ventric...

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Autores principales: Garadah, Taysir S, Jaradat, Ahmed A, Alalawi, Mohammed E, Hassan, Adla B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28008293
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S124426