Medical Hypotheses
Volume 64, Issue 1 , Pages 174-176, 2005

Immunosuppressive therapy for kidney transplant prevents vaso-occlusive crisis in a haemoglobin SC disease patient

  • J.A.B. Chies

      Affiliations

    • Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Av Bento Gonçalves 9500, Predio 43 323, Caixa Postal 15053, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55-51-33-16-67-40; fax: +55-51-33-16-73-11
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  • C. Dresch

      Affiliations

    • Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Av Bento Gonçalves 9500, Predio 43 323, Caixa Postal 15053, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • M.S. Cruz

      Affiliations

    • Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Av Bento Gonçalves 9500, Predio 43 323, Caixa Postal 15053, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • G. da Silva

      Affiliations

    • Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Av Bento Gonçalves 9500, Predio 43 323, Caixa Postal 15053, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • E. Barros

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Clı́nicas de Porto Alegre – HCPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • C. Bittar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Hospital de Clı́nicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • J. Friedrisch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Hospital de Clı́nicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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  • L.M.R. Silla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Hospital de Clı́nicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Received 27 April 2004; accepted 3 May 2004. published online 19 August 2004.

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PII: S0306-9877(04)00331-7

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2004.05.004

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 64, Issue 1 , Pages 174-176, 2005

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