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Sickle cell disease biochip: a functional red blood cell adhesion assay for monitoring sickle cell disease.
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Jul 2016
Alapan Yunus, Kim Ceonne, Adhikari Anima, Gray Kayla E, Gurkan-Cavusoglu Evren, Little Jane A, Gurkan Umut A
Abstract excerpt
Sickle cell disease (SCD) afflicts millions of people worldwide and is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Chronic and acute vaso-occlusion are the clinical hallmarks of SCD and can result in pain crisis, widespread organ damage, and early movtality. Even though the molecular underpinnings of SCD were identified more than 60 years ago, there are no molecular or biophysical markers of disease...
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