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Serum levels of copper, zinc and disease severity scores in sickle cell disease patients in Benin City, Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Micronutrient deficiency is recognized in sickle cell anaemia (SCA) but it is not known for certain whether changes in zinc, copper and copper-to-zinc ratio are associated with Sickle cell disease severity scores. OBJECTIVE: To compare serum levels of copper, zinc and copper-to-zinc rati...

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Autores principales: Emokpae, Mathias A, Fatimehin, Emmanuel B, Obazelu, Progress A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7040289/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32127853
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i3.56