Study of C - reactive protein Levels and Haematological Parameters in Individuals with and without Sickle Cell Anaemia in Abakaliki, Nigeria

Ngozi Immaculata Ugwu; E.O Nna; C.N Ugwu; V.N Ekpagu; G.C Ugwu; R.C Ikeagwulonu; G.K Umar; H.C Okoye; A.J Madu; C Alo; B.N Onyire

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Published: 2024-04-19

Keywords:

C-reactive protein, Leucocyte, Nigeria, Sickle Cell Anaemia

Ngozi Immaculata Ugwu

Department of Haematology & Immunology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria;

E.O. Nna

Safety Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Enugu, Nigeria

C.N. Ugwu

Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria; Department of Haematology & Transfusion Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria,

V.N. Ekpagu

Department of Haematology & Transfusion Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria,

G.C.Ugwu

Department of Haematology & Transfusion Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria

R.C Ikeagwulonu

Department of Chemical Pathology, Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki;

G.K.Umar

Department of Haematology & Blood Transfusion, Federal Medical Center, Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria;

H.C.Okoye

Depatment of haematology & Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria;

A.J. Madu

Depatment of haematology & Immunology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla Campus, Enugu, Nigeria;

C.Alo

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria,

B.N.Onyire

Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a genetic disorder of haemoglobin and chronic inflammatory state. This study aimed to determine and compare C - reactive protein (CRP) levels and blood counts in participants with SCA (HbSS) and control (HbAS and HbAA).

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Vol. 35 No. 5 (2022): The African Journal of Health Sciences

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Study of C - reactive protein Levels and Haematological Parameters in Individuals with and without Sickle Cell Anaemia in Abakaliki, Nigeria. (2024). African Journal of Health Sciences, 35(5), 620-627. https://ojs.ajhsjournal.or.ke/index.php/home/article/view/237

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