Sickle cell trait and risk of cognitive impairment in African-Americans: The REGARDS cohort

Background: Sickle cell anemia may be associated with cognitive dysfunction, and some complications of sickle cell anemia might affect those with sickle cell trait (SCT), so we hypothesized that SCT is a risk factor for cognitive impairment. Methods: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences...

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Published in:	EClinicalMedicine
Main Authors:	Christina R. Cahill, Justin M. Leach, Leslie A. McClure, Marguerite Ryan Irvin, Neil A. Zakai, Rakhi Naik, Frederick Unverzagt, Virginia G. Wadley, Hyacinth I. Hyacinth, Jennifer Manly, Suzanne E. Judd, Cheryl Winkler, Mary Cushman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2019-05-01
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258953701930077X