Proteinuria in adult Saudi patients with sickle cell disease is not associated with identifiable risk factors

Renal involvement in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with signi-ficant morbidity and mortality. Proteinuria is common in patients with SCD and is a risk factor for future development of renal failure. We sought to identify risk factors, if any, associated with pro-teinuria in a...

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Main Author: Aleem Aamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2010;volume=21;issue=5;spage=903;epage=908;aulast=Aleem