Fetal Hemoglobin is Associated with Peripheral Oxygen Saturation in Sickle Cell Disease in Tanzania

Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and peripheral hemoglobin oxygen saturation (SpO2) both predict clinical severity in sickle cell disease (SCD), while reticulocytosis is associated with vasculopathy, but there are few data on mechanisms. HbF, SpO2 and routine clinical and laboratory measures were available in...

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Main Authors: Siana Nkya, Josephine Mgaya, Florence Urio, Abel Makubi, Swee Lay Thein, Stephan Menzel, Sharon E. Cox, Charles R. Newton, Fenella J. Kirkham, Bruno P. Mmbando, Julie Makani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:EBioMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417303237

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