Association of coagulation activation with clinical complications in sickle cell disease.

Association of coagulation activation with clinical complications in sickle cell disease.

The contribution of hypercoagulability to the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (SCD) remains poorly defined. We sought to evaluate the association of markers of coagulation and platelet activation with specific clinical complications and laboratory variables in patients with SCD.Plasma markers...

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Main Authors: Kenneth I Ataga, Julia E Brittain, Payal Desai, Ryan May, Susan Jones, John Delaney, Dell Strayhorn, Alan Hinderliter, Nigel S Key
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3256184?pdf=render

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