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Genetic risk factors for cerebrovascular disease in children with sickle cell disease: design of a case-control association study and genomewide screen.
BMC medical genetics - 18 Jul 2003
Adams Gaye T, Snieder Harold, McKie Virgil C, Clair Betsy, Brambilla Donald, Adams Robert J, Kutlar Ferdane, Kutlar Abdullah
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BACKGROUND: The phenotypic heterogeneity of sickle cell disease is likely the result of multiple genetic factors and their interaction with the sickle mutation. High transcranial doppler (TCD) velocities define a subgroup of children with sickle cell disease who are at increased risk for developing ischemic stroke. The genetic factors leading to the development of a high TCD velocity (i.e. cerebrovascular...
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