Renal Function in Children Suffering from Sickle Cell Disease: Challenge of Early Detection in Highly Resource-Scarce Settings

Michel Ntetani Aloni; René Makwala Ngiyulu; Jean-Lambert Gini-Ehungu; Célestin Ndosimao Nsibu; Mathilde Bothale Ekila; François Bompeka Lepira; Nazaire Mangani Nseka

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096561

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Renal Function in Children Suffering from Sickle Cell Disease: Challenge of Early Detection in Highly Resource-Scarce Settings

Michel Ntetani Aloni ,

* E-mail: michelaloni2003@yahoo.fr

Affiliation Division of Hemato-oncology and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kinshasa, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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René Makwala Ngiyulu,

Affiliation Division of Hemato-oncology and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kinshasa, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Jean-Lambert Gini-Ehungu,

Affiliation Division of Hemato-oncology and Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kinshasa, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Célestin Ndosimao Nsibu,

Affiliation Intensive Care Division, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kinshasa, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Mathilde Bothale Ekila,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Kinshasa, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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François Bompeka Lepira,

Affiliation Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Kinshasa, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Nazaire Mangani Nseka

Affiliation Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Kinshasa, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Renal Function in Children Suffering from Sickle Cell Disease: Challenge of Early Detection in Highly Resource-Scarce Settings

Michel Ntetani Aloni,
René Makwala Ngiyulu,
Jean-Lambert Gini-Ehungu,
Célestin Ndosimao Nsibu,
Mathilde Bothale Ekila,
François Bompeka Lepira,
Nazaire Mangani Nseka

Published: May 8, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096561

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