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Inherited DNA mutations contributing to thrombotic complications in patients with sickle cell disease.
American journal of hematology - 1 Dec 1998
Zimmerman S A, Ware R E
Abstract excerpt
Thrombosis may play an important role in the pathophysiology of certain complications of sickle cell disease (SCD), including stroke and avascular necrosis (AVN). Currently there is no laboratory or clinical parameter that can identify patients who are at highest risk of developing these thrombotic complications. We hypothesized that some patients with SCD have an inherited hypercoagulable state that results in...
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