Lack of association between the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) expression and clinical outcome of children with sickle cell anemia

Immunol Lett. 2015 Aug;166(2):140-2. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2015.05.015. Epub 2015 Jun 1.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Genetics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
² Department of Medical Sciences, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
³ Post-Graduate Program-RENORBIO, University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Hemotherapy Foundation of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
⁵ Department of Genetics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26045319
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2015.05.015

No abstract available

Keywords: DARC expression; Duffy antigen; Sickle cell anemia.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Anemia, Sickle Cell / epidemiology*
Anemia, Sickle Cell / genetics*
Brazil / epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Duffy Blood-Group System / genetics*
Gene Expression*
Genotype
Humans
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Phenotype
Prognosis
Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics*

Substances

ACKR1 protein, human
Duffy Blood-Group System
Receptors, Cell Surface