The presence of α-thalassaemia trait blunts the response to hydroxycarbamide in patients with sickle cell disease

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 589-592

  Vasavda, Nisha ^b   Badiger, Sheela ^c   Rees, David ^a,b   Height, Sue ^a   Howard, Jo ^c   Thein, Swee Lay ^a,b  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha thalassaemia; Hydroxycarbamide; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F; HYDROXYUREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHROCYTE SHAPE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-GLOBINS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTISICKLING AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG MONITORING; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THALASSEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54849433162     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07375.x     Document Type: Article

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