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Splenic function in Omani children with sickle cell disease: correlation with severity index, hemoglobin phenotype, iron status, and alpha-thalassemia trait.
Pediatric hematology and oncology - 1 Jan 2000
Wali Yasser A, Al-Lamki Zakia, Hussein Samir S, Bererhi Hadia, Kumar Dilip, Wasifuddin Shah, Zachariah Mathew, Ghosh Kanjaksha
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of functional asplenia in Omani children with sickle cell disease (SCD) has not been previously defined. In this study, the authors aim to compare the natural history of splenic dysfunction in their patients to other reports. The splenic function was studied in 72 Omani patients with sickle cell disease (50 homozygous for hemoglobin S (HbS-S), 11 double heterozygotes for HbS and beta(0)-thalassemia...
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