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Foetal haemoglobin and disease severity in sickle cell anaemia patients in Kampala Uganda

7 Sept 2012

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BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a major chronic health problem in Uganda. In patients with SCA, the level of foetal haemoglobin (HbF) has been found to be important in influencing the clinical course of the disease. Thus populations with high levels of HbF like those in Saudi Arabia have been described as having a milder clinical course with fewer complications as compared to populations with lower...

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PMID: 22958547
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2326-12-11

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