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βS globin gene haplotype and the stroke risk among Egyptian children with sickle cell disease.
Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 Jul 2018
Abou-Elew Heba H, Youssry Ilham, Hefny Shireen, Hashem Rania H, Fouad Nevine, Zayed Rania A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF WORK: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disease of the beta globin gene. The βS globin gene haplotypes are Senegal, Benin, Bantu, Cameroon, Arab-Indian and atypical haplotypes. In SCD, stroke is a life-threatening event in both adults and children. In light of paucity of studies on βS globin gene haplotypes in Egypt, we aimed to determine βS globin gene haplotypes in children with...
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