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comparative study of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in sickle cell disease subjects and controls in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is characterized by chronic complications that affect almost all body organs. Pancreatic disease is rare in SCD. CA 19-9 is a non-specific surrogate marker for pancreatic disease especially carcinoma. CA 19-9 levels have not been evaluated in SCD patients in our envir...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Makerere Medical School
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6354859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30766566 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i4.21 |