Binding of ovarian steroids to erythrocytes in patients with sickle cell disease; effects on cell sickling and osmotic fragility.

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Ovarian steroids appear to influence the manifestations of sickle cell disease (SCD); oestrogens can adversely affect erythrocyte function, whereas progestogens may inhibit sickling and decrease the osmotic fragility of erythrocytes. The aims of the present studies were: (i) to characterise the binding of oestradiol and progesterone to erythrocytes from women with HbSS, HbSC and HbAA genotypes; (ii) to...

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