Kidney Disease among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin SS and SC
Author(s) -
Paul E. Drawz,
Sabarish Ayyappan,
Mehdi Nouraie,
Santosh L. Saraf,
Victor R. Gordeuk,
Thomas H. Hostetter,
Mark T. Gladwin,
Jane A. Little
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.03940415
Subject(s) - medicine , microalbuminuria , albuminuria , sickle cell anemia , renal function , anemia , kidney disease , disease , gastroenterology
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited anemia that afflicts millions worldwide. Kidney disease is a major contributor to its morbidity and mortality. We examined contemporary and historical SCD populations to understand how renal disease behaved in hemoglobin SS (HbSS) compared with HbSC.
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