Sickle cell disease subphenotypes in patients from Southwestern Province of Saudi Arabia.

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Sickle cell disease subphenotypes in patients from Southwestern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Mar 2012

Alsultan Abdulrahman, Aleem Aamer, Ghabbour Hazem, AlGahtani Farjah H, Al-Shehri Ali, Osman Mohamed Elfaki, Kurban Kadijah, Alsultan Mohammed S, Bahakim Hasan, Al-Momen AbdelKareem M

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is common in the Eastern and Southwestern (SW) Provinces of Saudi Arabia. We studied 159 patients with SCD to better characterize its phenotype in the SW Province, where patients usually have a HBB haplotype of African origin. All cases had history and examination, chart review, and laboratory testing. Blood tests were obtained during steady state and included: complete blood count,...

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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Saudi Arabia
Young Adult

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PMID: 22322941
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3182422844

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