Biologic Complexity in Sickle Cell Disease: Implications for Developing Targeted Therapeutics
Current therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) is limited to supportive treatment of complications, red blood cell transfusions, hydroxyurea, and stem cell transplantation. Difficulty in the translation of mechanistically based therapies may be the result of a reductionist approach focused on individ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/694146 |