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Sickle Cell Disease in Children and Adolescents: A Review of the Historical, Clinical, and Public Health Perspective of Sub-Saharan Africa and Beyond
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an umbrella term for a group of life-long debilitating autosomal recessive disorders that are caused by a single-point mutation (Glu→Val) that results in polymerization of hemoglobin (Hb) and reversible sickle-shape deformation of erythrocytes. This leads to increased he...
Autores principales: | Egesa, Walufu Ivan, Nakalema, Gloria, Waibi, William M., Turyasiima, Munanura, Amuje, Emmanuel, Kiconco, Gloria, Odoch, Simon, Kumbakulu, Patrick Kumbowi, Abdirashid, Said, Asiimwe, Daniel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9569228/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36254264 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3885979 |
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