title: Lack of association between the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) expression and clinical outcome of children with sickle cell anemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nara B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Igor F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Domingos
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Betânia L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Hatzlhofer
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program-RENORBIO, University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
authors.forename: Taciana F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program-RENORBIO, University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luydson R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Sciences, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria do Socorro M
authors.initials: Mdo S
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Hemotherapy Foundation of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aderson S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Hemotherapy Foundation of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria do Carmo V
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lucena-Araujo
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. Electronic address: macbezerra.ufpe@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marcos A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bezerra
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004375:Duffy Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D015870:Gene Expression; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010641:Phenotype; D011379:Prognosis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C473745:ACKR1 protein, human; D004375:Duffy Blood-Group System; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface
keywords: DARC expression; Duffy antigen; Sickle cell anemia