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Screening by Self-Report Underestimates Sickle Cell Trait in High-School Athletes

Background: Sickle cell trait (SCT) has received attention as a cause of death in college athletes, leading to mandatory lab SCT screening in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes. High-school athletes are commonly screened by self-report. There are no known studies for evaluating...

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Autores principales: Allen, Gary, Smith, Michael S, Bruner, Michelle, Agrawal, Kelli, Clugston, James R, Prine, Bryan R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8642813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34877221
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19247