PATHOPHISIOLOGY OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND NEW DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT
A homozygous mutation in the gene for b globin, a subunit of adult hemoglobin A (HbA), is the proximate cause of sickle cell disease (SCD). Sickle hemoglobin (HbS) shows peculiar biochemical properties, which lead to polymerizing when deoxygenated. HbS polymerization is associated with a reduction...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/126 |