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A mouse model for hemoglobin SC disease recapitulates characteristic human pathologies.
Blood advances - 9 Dec 2025
Zhai Jinbin, Papizan James B, Yao Yu, Arnold Elizabeth D, Yu Jing, Tran Tam, Geiger Natalie, Gollamudi Jahnavi, Little Danielle R, Jadeja Ravirajsinh N, John Jaison, Khalighifar Ali, Mayberry Kalin, McEvoy Justina, Rooney Randi, Venkataraman Krishnan, Vu Hieu S, Zhang Jingjing, Dyer Michael, Gallagher Patrick G, Hyacinth Hyacinth I, Janke Laura J, Martin Pamela M, Ni Min, Xu Jian, Yen Jonathan S, Zheng Yan, Weiss Mitchell J, Pruett-Miller Shondra M
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ABSTRACT: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common, life-threatening group of disorders caused by missense mutations in the β-globin gene (HBB). Mouse models have helped to elucidate the most common form of SCD (hemoglobin SS [HbSS]; homozygous p.Glu6Val) and develop new therapies. In contrast, a lack of animal models has restricted research on the second most common form of SCD (hemoglobin SC [HbSC];...
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