Article
A comparison of sickle cell syndromes in northern Greece.
British journal of haematology - 1 Mar 1991
Christakis J, Vavatsi N, Hassapopoulou H, Angeloudi M, Papadopoulou M, Loukopoulos D, Morris J S, Serjeant B E, Serjeant G R
Abstract excerpt
Haematological and clinical characteristics have been examined in 30 patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease, 28 with sickle cell-beta zero thalassaemia, and 21 with sickle cell-beta+ thalassaemia. The latter could be divided into three groups on their molecular basis and HbA levels, four subjects with an IVS-2 nt 745 mutation having 3-6% HbA (designated S beta+ thalassaemia type I), 14 subjects with an...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Bone Diseases
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Splenomegaly
