Serum visfatin level in sickle/β thalassemia in correlation with frequency of vaso occlusion crises: A comparative study

Background: Hemoglobinopathies are the most common heritable disorders of erythrocytes, with sickle cell diseases (SCDs) and thalassemia being the most common. SCDs are characterized by the presence of sickle hemoglobin within red blood cell (RBC) as a result of point mutation (β6glu→val). SCDs incl...

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Published in:	Medical Journal of Babylon
Main Authors:	Mohammed Ali Al-Jabory, Najiha Ahmed Ameen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Subjects:	sickle thalassemia vaso occlusion crises visfatin
Online Access:	http://www.medjbabylon.org/article.asp?issn=1812-156X;year=2022;volume=19;issue=1;spage=58;epage=65;aulast=Al-Jabory