"Sickle Cell/*complications/genetics"

Homozygous sickle cell disease in Uganda and Jamaica a comparison of Bantu and Benin haplotypes.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the haematological and clinical features of homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease in Bantu and Benin haplotypes in …
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The changing face of homozygous sickle cell disease: 102 patients over 60 years.
Earlier reports on homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease have been biased by severely affected cases. The Jamaican clinic which seeks to …
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Albuminuria and renal function in homozygous sickle cell disease: observations from a cohort study.
BACKGROUND: The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease is supranormal in childhood but falls steeply …
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Significance of fever in Jamaican patients with homozygous sickle cell disease.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the cause and outcome of high fever in Jamaican children with homozygous sickle cell disease. DESIGN: …
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Abnormal venous function in patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease and chronic leg ulcers.
Chronic leg ulceration is a major cause of morbidity in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease in Jamaica. These ulcers have features in …
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Recurrent infections in homozygous sickle cell disease.
The characteristics of 214 episodes of invasive bacterial infection among 176 patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease were …
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