Chapters
Chapter 1
General introduction and scope of the thesis
Chapter 2
Nucleosomes and neutrophil activation in sickle cell disease painful crisis
Haematologica. 2013 Nov;98(11):1797-803
Chapter 3
Inflammatory and endothelial markers during vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease
Chapter 4
Dynamics of von Willebrand factor reactivity in sickle cell disease during vaso-occlusive crisis and steady state
J Thromb Haemost. 2017 Apr 29
Chapter 5
Free iron in sera of patients with sickle cell disease mediates the release of neutrophil extracellular traps
Chapter 6
Urinary zinc loss in sickle cell disease primarily due to increased bone degradation
Am J Hematol. 2016 Jun;91(6):E311-2
Chapter 7
N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, tricuspid jet flow velocity and death in adults with sickle cell disease
Am J Hematol. 2015 Apr;90(4):E75-6
Chapter 8
Prospective evaluation of chronic organ damage in adult sickle cell patients. A seven-year follow-up study
Chapter 9
Summary of results and future perspectives