Dr. Charles Quinn, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Charles Quinn, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Dr. Charles Quinn helped to determine that the level of oxygen in blood can be used to identify children with sickle cell anemia who are at an increased risk of stroke. The researchers have also found that a published method used to predict severe sickle-cell complications may not be adequate.

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