Elevated Circulating Angiogenic Progenitors and White Blood Cells Are Associated with Hypoxia-Inducible Angiogenic Growth Factors in Children with Sickle Cell Disease
We studied the number and function of angiogenic progenitor cells and growth factors in children aged 5–18 years without acute illness, 43 with Hemoglobin SS and 68 with normal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin SS subjects had at least twice as many mononuclear cell colonies and more circulating progenitor ce...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Anemia |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/156598 |