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Screening for sickle cell disease in newborns: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder caused by the replacement of normal haemoglobin (HbA) by mutant Hb (sickle Hb, HbS). The sickle-shaped red blood cells lead to haemolysis and vaso-occlusion. Especially in the first years of life, patients with SCD ar...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7602310/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33126922 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01504-5 |