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Chronic kidney disease is common in sickle cell disease: a cross-sectional study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana.

BMC nephrology - 29 May 2015

Ephraim Richard Kobina Dadzie, Osakunor Derick Nii Mensah, Cudjoe Obed, Oduro Enos Amoako, Asante-Asamani Lyudmila, Mitchell Juliana, Agbodzakey Hope, Adoba Prince

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BACKGROUND: Renal involvement in sickle cell disease (SCD) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) amongst SCD patients, and how basic clinical variables differ across haemoglobin genotypes. METHODS: A hospital-based cross-sectional study conducted from December 2013 to May 2014 at the Sickle cell clinic of the...

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PMID: 26021375
DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0072-y
PMCID: PMC4448314

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