ROLE OF STEM CELL FACTOR IN THE REACTIVATION OF HUMAN FETAL HEMOGLOBIN
In humans the switch from fetal to adult hemoglobin (HbF→ HbA) takes place in the perinatal and postnatal period, determining the progressive replacement of HbF with HbA synthesis ( i.e., the relative HbF content in red blood cells decreases from 80-90% to <1%). In spite of more than twenty year...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/127 |