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Alpha‐thalassaemia promotes frequent vaso‐occlusive crises in children with sickle cell anaemia through haemorheological changes
18 Jan 2017
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Abstract Background Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a severe hereditary haemoglobinopathy characterised by haemorheological abnormalities, which play a role in the occurrence of several acute and chronic clinical complications. While β S ‐haplotypes and alpha‐thalassaemia modulate SCA clinical severity, their effects on blood rheology have been incompletely described. The aim of this study was to test the effects of...
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