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Ineffective erythropoiesis in sickle cell disease: new insights and future implications.
Current opinion in hematology - 1 May 2021
El Nemer Wassim, Godard Auria, El Hoss Sara
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hemolytic anemia caused by a point mutation in the β globin gene leading to the expression of an abnormal hemoglobin (HbS) that polymerizes under hypoxic conditions driving red cell sickling. Circulating red cells have been extensively characterized in SCD, as their destruction and removal from peripheral blood are the major contributors to anemia. However, few...
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