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Effect of alpha-globin genotype on the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease.
Pediatric pathology & molecular medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Ballas S K
Abstract excerpt
The clinical picture of sickle cell disease is heterogeneous and varies tremendously among patients and in the same patient from time to time. The level of HbF, alpha-genotype, beta-haplotype, age, sex, and the environment are important factors that modify the clinical picture of sickle cell disease. My paper focuses on the effect of alpha-globin genotype on the pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia, HbSC...
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