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Serum Soluble Transferrin Receptor Concentrations Are Elevated in Congolese Children with Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Variants, but Not Sickle Cell Variants or α-Thalassemia.
The Journal of nutrition - 1 Sept 2017
Barker Mikaela K, Henderson Amanda M, Naguib Karimah, Vercauteren Suzanne M, Devlin Angela M, Albert Arianne Y, Bahizire Esto, Tugirimana Pierrot L, Akilimali Pierre Z, Boy Erick, Green Tim J, Karakochuk Crystal D
Abstract excerpt
Background: Anemia is common in Congolese children, and inherited blood disorders may be a contributing cause. The presence of sickle cell variants, X-linked glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and α-thalassemia, has been previously reported. G6PD A- deficiency is characterized by the co-inheritance of G6PD 376 and 202 variants and is common in sub-Saharan Africa.Objective: We aimed to measure the...
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