Sickle Cell Disease and COVID-19 Infection: Importance of COVID-19 Testing and Approach to Management

Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting in the substitution of CTG by CAG in the sixth codon of the beta-globin gene. As a result of this, the hydrophilic glutamic acid residue is replaced by hydrophobic valine residue, leading to the formation of hemoglobin tetramer HBS. Th...

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Autores principales: Umar, Zaryab, Ilyas, Usman, Nso, Nso
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9051589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35494937
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23604

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9051589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35494937
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23604

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