Higher fetal hemoglobin concentration in patients with sickle cell disease in eastern India reduces frequency of painful crisis

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-384

  Mashon, Ranjeet Singh ^a   Dash, Preetinanda Manaswini ^b   Khalkho, Janet ^c   Dash, Laxmikanta ^b   Mohanty, Pradeep Kumar ^b   Patel, Siris ^d   Mohanty, Ramesh Chandra ^c   Das, Bhabani Shankar ^a   Das, Upendra Kumar ^c   Das, Prasanta Kumar ^e   Patel, Dilip Kumar ^d,f  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Department of Medicine   (India)

^c VSSMC   (India)

^d Sickle Cell Research Project

^e MKCG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^f Qr 3R/27 Doctors Colony ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD6 ANTIGEN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; DISEASE DURATION; GENE MUTATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLENOMEGALY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; HUMANS; INDIA; PAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349141709     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2009.01290.x     Document Type: Letter

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