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Abstract

Subphenotypes of sickle cell disease in Africa

Piel FB Williams TN
Blood. 2017;1302157-2158

Permenent descriptor
https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2017-10-808550


In this issue of Blood, Dubert et al present the results of a large cohort study conducted across 3 sub-Saharan African countries (Mali, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast) to quantify differences between subphenotypes of sickle cell disease (SCD) based on markers of anemia, hemolysis, and vascular complications.