Serum ferritin level changes in children with sickle cell disease on chronic blood transfusion are nonlinear and are associated with iron load and liver injury.

Adamkiewicz TV, Abboud MR, Paley C, Olivieri N, Kirby-Allen M, Vichinsky E, Casella JF, Alvarez OA, Barredo JC, Lee MT, Iyer RV, Kutlar A, McKie KM, McKie V, Odo N, Gee B, Kwiatkowski JL, Woods GM, Coates T, Wang W, Adams RJ. Serum ferritin level changes in children with sickle cell disease on chronic blood transfusion are nonlinear and are associated with iron load and liver injury. Blood. 2009 Nov 19; 114(21):4632-8.

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subject areas

Alanine Transaminase
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Area Under Curve
Child
Deferoxamine
Ferritins
Humans
Iron Overload
Liver
Liver Cirrhosis
ROC Curve
Siderophores
Stroke

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Thomas Adamkiewicz

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