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Influence of alpha-thalassemia on cholelithiasis in SS patients with elevated Hb F.
Acta haematologica - 1 Dec 1998
Haider M Z, Ashebu S, Aduh P, Adekile A D
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hemolysis, with consequent hyperbilirubinemia, predisposes SS patients to pigment gallstones. The other factors which influence the development of stones in these patients have not been identified. We have carried out a combined prospective and retrospective study of SS patients in Kuwait and specifically investigated the influence of coexistent alpha-thal trait on the prevalence of gallstones. A total of...
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