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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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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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