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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in special groups: A single-center experience in sickle cell disease patients in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of hereditary diseases, inherited as autosomal recessive disorder, which causes mutation in the β-globin gene. As a result, there is a change in the sixth amino acid from glutamic acid to valine. The affected red blood cell is then prone to polymeriza...

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Autores principales: Al-Ansari, Rehab Y., Abdalla, Leena M., Qomawi, Yasmin A., Alromaih, Laila J., Bakkar, Mohanad O., Shilash, Amal S., Zakary, Nawaf Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8802730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35197731
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_376_21