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Alpha hemoglobin stabilizing protein: Its causal relationship with the severity of beta thalassemia.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Aug 2015
Sagar Chandan S, Kumar Rakesh, Sharma Dharmesh C, Kishor Purnima
Abstract excerpt
Thalassemia major is characterized by anemia, iron overload and cellular damage. The severity of symptoms correlates with the alpha/non-alpha globin imbalance and is proportional to the magnitude of alpha chain excess. Alpha hemoglobin stabilizing protein (AHSP), the erythroid specific alpha globin chaperone, stabilizes free alpha chains, and prevents the formation of reactive oxygen radicals. Though AHSP...
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