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Sickle Cell Anemia
New sickle cell anemia in children study findings recently were reported by researchers at Duke University
April 16th, 2007
New investigation results, "Short stature in children with sickle cell anemia correlates with alterations in the IGF-I axis," are detailed in a study published in Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism. According to recent research from the United States, "Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) frequently have short stature. We propose that alterations in the IGF-I axis are involved in their growth failure." "We investigated the IGF-I axis in children with SCA and height below the 25th percentile (n=15) and compared it with that of children with SCA and height above the 50th percentile (n=7). IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels were assessed by RIA. IGFBP-3...
Source: Hematology Week (2007-04-16)
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