Genome-wide meta-analysis of systolic blood pressure in children with sickle cell disease.

Genome-wide meta-analysis of systolic blood pressure in children with sickle cell disease.

In pediatric sickle cell disease (SCD) patients, it has been reported that higher systolic blood pressure (SBP) is associated with increased risk of a silent cerebral infarction (SCI). SCI is a major cause of neurologic morbidity in children with SCD, and blood pressure is a potential modulator of c...

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Main Authors: Pallav Bhatnagar, Emily Barron-Casella, Christopher J Bean, Jacqueline N Milton, Clinton T Baldwin, Martin H Steinberg, Michael Debaun, James F Casella, Dan E Arking
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3772989?pdf=render

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