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A phenotypic risk score for predicting mortality in sickle cell disease.
British journal of haematology - 1 Mar 2021
Sachdev Vandana, Tian Xin, Gu Yuan, Nichols James, Sidenko Stanislav, Li Wen, Beri Andrea, Layne W Austin, Allen Darlene, Wu Colin O, Thein Swee Lay
Abstract excerpt
Risk assessment for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) remains challenging as it depends on an individual physician's experience and ability to integrate a variety of test results. We aimed to provide a new risk score that combines clinical, laboratory, and imaging data. In a prospective cohort of 600 adult patients with SCD, we assessed the relationship of 70 baseline covariates to all-cause mortality....
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