Elevated neuregulin-1β levels correlate with plasma biomarkers of cerebral injury and high stroke risk in children with sickle cell anemia

Elevated neuregulin-1β levels correlate with plasma biomarkers of cerebral injury and high stroke risk in children with sickle cell anemia

ABSTRACT: Stroke, or cerebral infarction, is one of the most serious complications of sickle cell anemia (SCA) in childhood, potentially leading to impaired development and life-long physical and cognitive disabilities. About one in ten children with SCA are at risk for developing overt stroke and a...

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Main Authors: Christopher Chambliss, Tatayana Richardson, John Onyekaba, Juan Cespedes, Annette Nti, Keri Oxendine Harp, Iris Buchanan-Perry, Jonathan K. Stiles, Beatrice E. Gee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Endocrine and Metabolic Science
Subjects:
Neuregulin
Sickle Cell
Cerebral Injury
Stroke Risk
Anemia
Children
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266639612100011X

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