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Risk factor analysis of cerebral white matter hyperintensities in children with sickle cell disease

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van der Land, Veronica, Mutsaerts, Henri J. M. M., Engelen, Marc, Heijboer, Harriët, Roest, Mark, Hollestelle, Martine J., Kuijpers, Taco W., Nederkoorn, Paul. J. +4 more·2016·British Journal of Haematology

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Summary: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is complicated by silent cerebral infarcts, visible as white matter hyperintensities (WMH s) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Both local vaso‐occlusion, elicited by endothelial dysfunction, and insufficiency of cerebral blood flow (CBF) have been proposed to be involved in the aetiology. We performed an explorative study to investigate the associations between WMH s and markers of endothelial dysfunction and CBF by quantifying WMH volume on 3·0 Tesla MRI. We included 40 children with Hb SS or HbSβ 0 thalassaemia, with a mean age of 12·1 ± 2·6 years. Boys demonstrated an increased risk for WMH s (odds ratio 4·5, 95% confidence interval 1·2–17·4), unrelated to glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. In patients with WMH s, lower fetal haemoglobin (HbF) was associated with a larger WMH volume (regression coefficient = −0·62, R2 = 0·25, P = 0·04). Lower ADAMTS 13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13) levels were associated with lower CBF in the white matter (regression coefficient = 0·07, R2 = 0·15, P = 0·03), suggesting that endothelial dysfunction could potentially hamper CBF. The findings of our explorative study suggest that a high level of HbF may be protective for WMH s and that endothelial dysfunction may contribute to the development of WMH s by reducing CBF.

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  • Children aged 12.1±2.6 years with the highest HbF were protected from silent infarctions.

    “Children aged 12.1 6 2.6 years with the highest HbF were protected from silent infarctions.68”

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    The Abstract reports a mean age of 12.1 ± 2.6 years and suggests that high HbF may be protective for white matter hyperintensities. The Results specify a narrower finding: among children who already had these lesions, lower HbF was associated with greater lesion volume. The paper does not establish that children with the highest HbF were protected from developing silent infarctions. (LLM, conf=0.89)

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van der Land, V., Mutsaerts, H. J. M. M., Engelen, M., Heijboer, H., Roest, M., Hollestelle, M. J., Kuijpers, T. W., Nederkoorn, P. J., Cnossen, M. H., Majoie, C. B. L. M., Nederveen, A. J., & Fijnvandraat, K.
Affiliations
  • Department of Paediatric Haematology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Emma Children's Hospital Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam The Netherlands
  • Department of Radiology Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam The Netherlands
  • Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
  • University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
  • Sanquin (NL)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
Corresponding author
Fijnvandraat, Karin
Venue
British Journal of Haematology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-10-22
Volume
172
Issue
2
Pages
274-284
ISSN
  • 0007-1048 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2141
OpenAlex
W2194025732
Cited by
30
References
60
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4
FWCI
1.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • British Journal of Haematology (publishedVersion)
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  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (submittedVersion)
Funders
Fonds Nuts Ohra, the Netherlands
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
Keywords
sickle cell disease, white matter hyperintensities, silent cerebral infarction, endothelial dysfunction, cerebral blood flow, ADAMTS13, fetal hemoglobin, children, risk factors, vascular occlusion
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Anemia, Sickle Cell, Blood Coagulation, Cerebral Infarction, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Child, Endothelium, Vascular, Female, Fetal Hemoglobin, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, White Matter

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