Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/2659
Title: Endocrine function and haemoglobinopathies: biochemical assessment of thyroid function in children with sickle-cell disease
Authors: LUKANMBI, F. A
ADEYOKUNNU, I. A. A.
BOLA, O
OSIFO, A
BOLODEOKU, J. O.
DADA, O. A.
Keywords: Haemoglobinopathies
Biochemical assessment
Thyroid function
Sickle-cell disease
Issue Date: 1986
Publisher: BLACKWELL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Citation: Afr. J. Med. med. Sci. (1986) 15, 25-28
Abstract: Thyroid function was assessed in ninety children with homozygous sickle-cell disease (haemoglobin genotype SS) in forty-five children with heterozygous sickle-cell trait (AS) and in 162 control children with haemoglobin genotype A A. Serum levels of thyroxine, the invitro triidothyroninc resin uptake and the calculated index of free thyroxine* were not significantly different in the three groups. The distribution of individual thyrotropin (TSII) values showed that only 11% of the HbSS subjects had values below the 95% confidence limits for the HbA A controls. However, the mean level of TSII was significantly lower in the HbSS than the other two groups of children
Description: ARTICLE
URI: http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/2659
ISSN: 1116-4077
Appears in Collections:African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
Lukanmbi et al_Endocrine_1986.pdfARTICLE5.69 MBAdobe PDFView/Open


Items in COMUI (ADHL) are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.