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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...
Autores principales: | Olufemi, Akodu Samuel, Folashade, Adekanmbi Abiodun, Adetutu, Ogunlesi Tinuade |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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