Magnitude of elevated iron stores and risk associated in steady state sickle cell anemia Congolese children: a cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: The serum ferritin assay is recommended in Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) patients receiving regular transfusions. According to several authors, elevated iron stores indicating iron chelation corresponds to hyperferritinemia ≥500 ng/ml, and becomes detectable after twenty blood transfusions. T...

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Autores principales: Makulo, Jean-Robert, Itokua, Karen Efombola, Lepira, Rosette Kevani, Bundutidi, Gloire Mavinga, Aloni, Michel Ntetani, Ngiyulu, René Makuala, Gini, Jean Lambert, Lepira, François Bompeka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6368684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30774961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12878-019-0134-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6368684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30774961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12878-019-0134-7

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