Higher rates of hemolysis are not associated with albuminuria in Jamaicans with sickle cell disease.

BACKGROUND: Albuminuria is a marker of glomerular damage in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). In this study, we sought to determine the possible predictors of albuminuria in the two more prevalent genotypes of SCD among the Jamaica Sickle Cell Cohort Study participants. METHODS: An age-matched cohort of 12...

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Main Authors: Monika R Asnani, Raphael A Fraser, Marvin E Reid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3077410?pdf=render