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Abstract
Sickle cell anemia is noted for being phenotypically heterogeneous. This suggests that there are genetic influences that moderate the effects of the sickle hemoglobin mutation. In this review I focus on genetically determined modulation of hemoglobin concentration and fetal hemoglobin levels. Each of these variables has important influences upon sickle hemoglobin polymerization and the resulting pathophysiology.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8745428 DOI: 10.3109/03630269609027906
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hemoglobin ISSN: 0363-0269 Impact factor: 0.849