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SAR1a promoter polymorphisms are not associated with fetal hemoglobin in patients with sickle cell disease from Cameroon.
BMC research notes - 12 May 2017
Pule Gift Dineo, Bitoungui Valentina Josiane Ngo, Chemegni Bernard Chetcha, Kengne Andre Pascal, Wonkam Ambroise
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Reactivation of adult hemoglobin (HbF) is currently a dominant therapeutic approach to sickle cell disease (SCD). In this study, we have investigated among SCD patients from Cameroon, the association of HbF level and variants in the HU-inducible small guanosine triphosphate-binding protein, secretion-associated and RAS-related (SAR1a) protein, previously shown to be associated with HbF after HU...
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