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Ocular Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease in Different Genotypes.
Ophthalmic epidemiology - 1 Jun 2021
AlRyalat Saif Aldeen, Jaber Bahaa Al-Din Mustafa, Alzarea Abdulaziz A, Alzarea Abdullah A, Alosaimi Wejdan A, Al Saad Mouna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a multisystemic disorder with variable systemic involvement which varies according to genotype. In this study, our aim is to compare ocular complications between HbSS, HbSC, HbS/β+ thalassemia, HbS/β0 thalassemia, SS alpha thalassemia, and S/β0 + alpha thalassemia genotypes. METHODS: Data of patients included in this study was recruited from the Cooperative Study of Sickle...
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