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Prospective evaluation of chronic organ damage in adult sickle cell patients: A seven-year follow-up study.
American journal of hematology - 1 Oct 2017
van Tuijn Charlotte F J, Schimmel Marein, van Beers Eduard J, Nur Erfan, Biemond Bart J
Abstract excerpt
Organ damage in sickle cell disease (SCD) is a crucial determinant for disease severity and prognosis. In a previous study, we analyzed the prevalence of SCD-related organ damage and complications in adult sickle cell patients. We now describe a seven-year follow-up of this cohort.All patients from the primary analysis in 2006 (n = 104), were included for follow-up. Patients were screened for SCD-related organ...
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