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SUBMITTER: Cruz NRC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10802225 | biostudies-literature | 2024
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cruz N R C NRC Valente T N S TNS Ferreira F O FO Macedo L R LR Belisário A R AR Silva C M da CMD Oliveira N S NS Gomides A F F AFF Velloso-Rodrigues C C
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas 20240122
Variations in lipid profile have been observed in sickle cell disease (SCD) and understanding their relationship with disease severity is crucial. This study aimed to investigate the association of polymorphisms of the CETP gene and laboratory markers of disease severity with lipid profile in a pediatric population with SCD. Biochemical and anthropometric analyses and CETP and alpha-thalassemia genotyping were performed. The study included 133 children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia (SC ...[more]