Investigation of complement activity induced by hyperbranched polyglycerol grafting to red blood cell membranes

Repeated transfusion of red blood cells (RBCs) is the only treatment modality currently available for certain blood related genetic disorders such as thalassemia and sickle cell anemia. Due to chronic transfusion of RBCs in these patients, clinical problems surrounding alloimmunization develops in a...

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Main Author: Leung, Vincent Lapbon
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52812