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Endocrine and metabolic complications in children and adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease: an Italian cohort study
BACKGROUND: Children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) show endocrine complications and metabolic alterations. The physiopathology of these conditions is not completely understood: iron overload due to chronic transfusions, ischemic damage, and inflammatory state related to vaso-occlusive crises may be...
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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/PMC6371531/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30744584 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-019-1423-9 |