Characterization of a transcript found within the HBS1L-MYB intergenic region and its role in hemoglobin regulation in erythroid cells

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common hemoglobinopathies worldwide. It is caused by a homozygous mutation in codon 6 of the beta globin gene (HBB), which leads to polymerization of the variant hemoglobin and sickled red blood cells that obstruct blood vessels and reduce oxygen deliver...

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Main Author: Morrison, Tasha Alease
Language:en_US
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/26513