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Sickle Cell Trait and Renal Function in Hispanics in the United States: The Northern Manhattan Study.
Ethnicity & disease - 19 Jan 2017
Dueker Nicole D, Della-Morte David, Rundek Tatjana, Sacco Ralph L, Blanton Susan H
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Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a common hematological disorder among individuals of African descent in the United States; the disorder results in the production of abnormal hemoglobin. It is caused by homozygosity for a genetic mutation in HBB; rs334. While the presence of a single mutation (sickle cell trait, SCT) has long been considered a benign trait, recent research suggests that SCT is associated with renal...
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