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Best practices for transfusion for patients with sickle cell disease

The β-globin gene mutation in sickle cell anemia results in anemia and repeated bouts of vascular occlusion. The cumulative effect of these vasocclusive events is progressive damage to many organs including the kidneys, lungs, and brain. The transfusion of red blood cells (RBC) can ameliorate many o...

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Autores principales: Wun, Ted, Hassell, Kathryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222256/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/hr.2009.e22