HbSC状细胞病的临床谱 - - 不是良性的疾病

M Nelson1, L Noisette2, N Pugh3

  • 1Division of Hematology/Center for Sickle Cell Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

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概括

状细胞疾病 (SCD) HbSC比以前认为的更严重. 这项研究发现,与状细胞贫血 (SCA) 相比,HbSC患者的脊髓巨变和视网膜病变等并发症的发生率更高.

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