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Clinical and laboratory characterization of adult sickle cell anemia patients in Kinshasa

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a monogenic hemoglobinopathy associated with severe acute and chronic complications, with the highest incidence worldwide in Sub-Saharan Africa. The wide variability in clinical manifestations suggest that a uniform response to hydroxurea may not be attained....

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Autores principales:	Lumbala, Paul Kabuyi, Mbayabo, Gloire, Ngole, Mamy Nzita, Lumaka, Aimé, Race, Valerie, Matthijs, Gert, Van Geet, Chris, Lukusa, Prosper Tshilobo, Devriendt, Koenraad, Mikobi, Tite Minga
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2022
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9757547/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36525434 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278478

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