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Risk factors for alloimmunization in patients with sickle cell anemia.
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) - 1 Jan 2000
Pinto Patrícía Costa Alves, Braga Josefina Aparecida Pellegrini, Santos Amélia Miyashiro Nunes Dos
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OBJECTIVE: To determine erythrocyte phenotyping in blood donors and patients with sickle cell anemia (SS) treated at Hemocentro of Alagoas and describe the frequency and factors associated with erythrocyte alloimmunization. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 102 SS patients and 100 blood donors. The following tests were performed: erythrocyte phenotyping, Direct and Indirect antiglobulin test, and detection of...
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