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The sickle cell trait and end stage renal disease in Salvador, Brazil

BACKGROUND: Carriers of the sickle cell trait (HbAS) usually remain asymptomatic. However, under conditions of low tissue oxygenation, red blood cell sickling and vascular obstruction may develop. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) can arise from conditions promoting low-oxygen in kidney tissue, which may...

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Autores principales: Alladagbin, Dona J., Fernandes, Paula N., Tavares, Maria B., Brito, Jean T., Oliveira, Geraldo G. S., Silva, Luciano K., Khouri, Nadia A., Oliveira, Marilia B., Amorim, Tatiana, Matos, Cácia M., Ribeiro, Guilherme S., Lopes, Antônio A., Gonçalves, Marilda S., dos-Santos, Washington L. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6296547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30557319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209036