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Hemoglobin SE disease: a concise review.
American journal of hematology - 1 Jul 2007
Masiello David, Heeney Matthew M, Adewoye Adeboye H, Eung Shawn H, Luo Hong-Yuan, Steinberg Martin H, Chui David H K
Abstract excerpt
An infant with Hb SE disease is reported. He was clinically well. Review of the literature shows that patients aged 18 and younger are usually well. On the other hand, more than half of those aged 20 and older developed sickling-related complications, including potentially life-threatening acute chest syndrome. These patients have 60-65% Hb S, similar to the percent Hb S in patients with Hb S/beta(+)-thalassemia....
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