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l-Glutamine for sickle cell anemia: more questions than answers

12 Jun 2018

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In 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved 2 medications for sickle cell anemia (SCA): hydroxyurea for children and l-glutamine for children and adults. The approval of hydroxyurea was long overdue, but the approval of l-glutamine was a surprise to many. Any effective new treatment for SCA is a welcome advance, but there are few published studies of l-glutamine as a specific treatment for SCA....

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PMID: 29895661
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-03-834440

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