Clinical, hematological, and molecular characterization of sickle cell anemia pediatric patients from two different cities in Brazil Caracterização clínica, hematológica e molecular de crianças portadoras da anemia falciforme em duas diferentes cidades do Brasil

• Main Authors: Isa Menezes Lyra (Author), Marilda Souza Gonçalves (Author), Joseffina A. Pellegrinei Braga (Author), Maria de Fátima Gesteira (Author), Maria Helena Carvalho (Author), Sara Terezinha Olalla Saad (Author), Maria Stella Figueiredo (Author), Fernando Ferreira Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2005-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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This study focused on clinical, hematological, and molecular aspects of sickle cell anemia pediatric patients from two different cites in Brazil. Seventy-one patients from São Paulo and Salvador, aged 3 to 18 years, were evaluated. Hematological analyses, betaS globin gene haplotypes, and alpha2 3....