Chronic osteo-articular changes in patients with sickle cell disease
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive genetic disease in which a mutation occurs in the β-globin chain gene, resulting in abnormal hemoglobin levels. In an environment with reduced oxygen concentration, red blood cells change their conformation, resulting in chronic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Advances in Rheumatology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-021-00169-5 |