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Serum Immunoglobulin Levels in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: A Large Prospective Study.
| العنوان: | Serum Immunoglobulin Levels in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: A Large Prospective Study. |
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| المؤلفون: | Cherif-Alami, Sophia, Hau, Isabelle, Arnaud, Cécile, Kamdem, Annie, Coulon, Basil, Idoux, Elodie, Bechet, Stéphane, Creidy, Rita, Bernaudin, Françoise, Epaud, Ralph, Pondarré, Corinne |
| المصدر: | Journal of Clinical Medicine; Oct2019, Vol. 8 Issue 10, p1688, 1p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | SICKLE cell anemia, LONGITUDINAL method, SERUM |
| مستخلص: | Over the past 3 decades, the pediatric department of the university Intercommunal Créteil hospital, a referral center for sickle cell disease (SCD), has prospectively evaluated immunoglobulin (Ig) levels in a cohort of 888 children with SCD, including 731 with severe sickle genotypes (HbSS and HbSβ0 thalassemia) and 157 with milder genotypes (HbSC and HbSβ+ thalassemia). We found consistent sickle genotype differences in levels of IgG and IgA, with increased levels of IgA and IgG in the severe versus milder genotype, from early childhood to late adolescence. Additionally, our results revealed a low serum IgM level, irrespective of sickle genotype. Finally, we found that IgA and IgG levels were significantly increased after therapeutic intensification with hydroxyurea but were stabilized in children receiving a transfusion program. The mechanisms contributing to these changes in Ig levels are unclear as is their clinical significance. We believe they should be further investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: | Complementary Index |
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