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Burden of iron overload among non-chronically blood transfused preschool children with sickle cell anaemia

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is the commonest genetic disorder of haemoglobin due to inheritance of mutant haemoglobin genes from both parents. The disorder is characterized by chronic haemolysis which results in increased availability of iron from red blood cell destructions. OBJECTIVE: To deter...

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Autores principales: Olufemi, Akodu Samuel, Folashade, Adekanmbi Abiodun, Adetutu, Ogunlesi Tinuade
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568236/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795732
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i2.34

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