Insights into determinants of spleen injury in sickle cell anemia

Abstract: Spleen dysfunction is central to morbidity and mortality in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA). The initiation and determinants of spleen injury, including acute splenic sequestration (ASS) have not been established. We investigated splenic function longitudinally in a cohort of 57 inf...

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Published in:Blood Advances
Main Authors: Sara El Hoss, Sylvie Cochet, Mickaël Marin, Claudine Lapouméroulie, Michael Dussiot, Naïm Bouazza, Caroline Elie, Mariane de Montalembert, Cécile Arnaud, Corinne Guitton, Béatrice Pellegrino, Marie Hélène Odièvre, Frédérique Moati, Caroline Le Van Kim, Yves Colin Aronovicz, Wassim El Nemer, Valentine Brousse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2473952920306297