patients with sickle cell anemia in steady state attending the hematology clinic of Ahmadu
Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) Zaria, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: We
conducted a case-control study involving 50 patients with SCA (HbSS) in steady state and
25 healthy volunteers with normal hemoglobin (HbAA) as controls. Steady state refers to
absence of acute painful crisis or any changes due to therapy for at least four consecutive …