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High fetal hemoglobin level is associated with increased risk of cerebral vasculopathy in children with sickle cell disease in Mayotte.
BMC pediatrics - 20 Jun 2020
Chamouine Abdourahim, Saandi Thoueiba, Muszlak Mathias, Larmaraud Juliette, Lambrecht Laurent, Poisson Jean, Balicchi Julien, Pissard Serge, Elenga Narcisse
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BACKGROUND: Understanding the genetics underlying the heritable subphenotypes of sickle cell anemia, specific to each population, would be prognostically useful and could inform personalized therapeutics.The objective of this study was to describe the genetic modulators of sickle cell disease in a cohort of pediatric patients followed up in Mayotte. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study analyzed clinical and...
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