Coinheritance of sickle cell anemia and α-thalassemia delays disease onset and could improve survival in cameroonian's patients (Sub-Saharan Africa)

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 664-665

  Wonkam, Ambroise ^a   Rumaney, Maryam Bibi ^a   Ngo Bitoungui, Valentina Josiane ^b   Vorster, Anna Alvera ^a   Ramesar, Raj ^a   Ngogang, Jeanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN ALPHA CHAIN;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CAMEROON; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GENOTYPE; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEWBORN SCREENING; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CAMEROON; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900866131     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23711     Document Type: Letter

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