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Chronic Administration of Hydroxyurea (HU) Benefits Caucasian Patients with Sickle-Beta Thalassemia
In sickle cell disease (SCD), hydroxyurea (HU) treatment decreases the number of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) and acute chest syndrome (ACS) by increasing fetal hemoglobin (HbF). Data are lacking regarding the frequency of HU dose modification or whether sub-therapeutic doses (<15 mg/kg/day) are b...
Autores principales: | Di Maggio, Rosario, Hsieh, Matthew M., Zhao, Xiongce, Calvaruso, Giuseppina, Rigano, Paolo, Renda, Disma, Tisdale, John F., Maggio, Aurelio |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5877542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29495591 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms19030681 |
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