Alpha thalassemia and stroke risk in sickle cell anemia

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In an effort to identify possible risk factors for stroke in Sickle Cell Anemia (Hb SS), we analyzed the distribution of alpha-globin gene deletions in a group of Hb SS patients with and without stroke. The group with stroke consisted of 44 patients, (27 male, 17 female) with a mean of 7.5 years at time of stroke. The control group (non-stroke) had 256 Hb SS patients (126 male, 130 female) with a mean age of 7.7...

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