Glomerular filtration rate abnormalities in sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders affecting the β-globin gene, resulting in the polymerization of hemoglobin and subsequent sickling of the red blood cell. Renal disease, the most common complication in SCD, begins in childhood with glomerular hyperfiltration and then...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.1029224/full |