Mortality from sickle cell disease in Brazil.

Despite early diagnosis through neonatal screening and improved access to vaccines, antibiotics, and disease-modifying therapies, many individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) die before age 60. This study evaluated causes and independent predictors of mortality in a Brazilian SCD population using...

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Main Authors: Paula Fraiman Blatyta Caselli, Claudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira, Isabel Gomes, Tassila Salomon, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Ligia Capuani, Dahra Teles Cruz, Claudia Maximo, Miriam Veronica Flor-Park, Rosimere Afonso Mota, Daniela de Oliveira Werneck Rodrigues, Carla Luana Dinardo, Cesar de Almeida Neto, Brian Custer, Shannon Kelly, Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study-III (REDS-III) International Component Brazil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002066
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