Sickle cell disease complications
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited, lifelong condition. The sickle mutation consists a single nucleotide change (GAT->GTT) in the sixth codon of exon 1 of the β-globin gene coding for the β-globin polypeptide of hemoglobin (Hb) (a2β2). This change results in replacement of the wild typ...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Thalassemia Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/4873 |