TY - JOUR
T1 - Anemia at Altitude Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease, and Other Inherited Anemias
AU - Deloughery, Thomas G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2021, 2021 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - DeLoughery, Thomas G. Anemia at altitude - thalassemia, sickle cell disease, and other inherited anemias. High Alt Med Biol. 22 113-118, 2021. - Anemia due to any etiology is a common medical condition throughout the world. This article discusses the most common inherited anemia types - sickle cell disease and trait, thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. The implications of anemia for travel at altitude are discussed, and suggestions for counsel and preparations for such travel are presented.
AB - DeLoughery, Thomas G. Anemia at altitude - thalassemia, sickle cell disease, and other inherited anemias. High Alt Med Biol. 22 113-118, 2021. - Anemia due to any etiology is a common medical condition throughout the world. This article discusses the most common inherited anemia types - sickle cell disease and trait, thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. The implications of anemia for travel at altitude are discussed, and suggestions for counsel and preparations for such travel are presented.
KW - G6pd
KW - anemia
KW - sickle cell
KW - thalassemia
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U2 - 10.1089/ham.2021.0038
DO - 10.1089/ham.2021.0038
M3 - Article
C2 - 33945329
AN - SCOPUS:85108717424
SN - 1527-0297
VL - 22
SP - 113
EP - 118
JO - High Altitude Medicine and Biology
JF - High Altitude Medicine and Biology
IS - 2
ER -