Impaired hemoglobin clearance by sinusoidal endothelium promotes vaso-occlusion and liver injury in sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic disorder that affects 100,000 African-Americans and millions of people worldwide. Intra-erythrocytic polymerization of sickle hemoglobin (HbS) promotes erythrocyte sickling, impaired rheology, ischemia and hemolysis, leading to the development of progressive...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ferrata Storti Foundation
2023-11-01
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Series: | Haematologica |
Online Access: | https://haematologica.org/article/view/11337 |