Pattern of TNF-α and IL-1β Expression in Vaso-Occlusive Crises among Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Rivers State, Nigeria
Obi Ogechukwu Samuel & Ossai-Chidi Linus Ndidi · Asian Hematology Research Journal · 2018
Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterised by chronic hemolysis, frequent infections, and recurrent occlusions of microcirculation, which cause a painful vaso-occlusive crisis and result in chronic organ damage and failure. Occlusions of the microcirculation and inf...
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