Red blood cell transfusion to treat or prevent complications in sickle cell disease: an overview of Cochrane reviews
<p>Background: Globally, sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the commonest severe monogenic disorders, due to the inheritance of two abnormal haemoglobin (beta globin) genes. SCD can cause severe pain, significant end‐organ damage, pulmonary complications, and premature death. Red blood cell (...
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Wiley
2018
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