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Treating sickle cell anemia: A new era dawns
11 Jan 2020
Abstract excerpt
A single mutation in the β-hemoglobin gene allows deoxyHbS to polymerize and initiate the complex pathophysiology of sickle cell disease, a hemolytic anemia with chronic complications punctuated by acute events (Figure 1).1, 2 This commentary encompasses certain assumptions: opinions on how to use new therapeutics are many-data are limited; drugs preventing HbS polymerization are the most efficacious and should...
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