Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 3 Haplotypes in Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated with Lipid Profile and Clinical Manifestations

Figure 5

Associations between the CGG haplotype and laboratory parameters in individuals with SCD. Carriers of the CGG haplotype presented increased levels of (a) plateletcrit (PCT), (b) total cholesterol (TC), (c) low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and (d) nonhigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) ( values obtained by the Mann-Whitney test).

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