Estimation of malondialdehyde levels in serum and saliva of children affected with sickle cell anemia

• Main Authors: Sudhindra Baliga (Author), Minal Chaudhary (Author), Sham Bhat (Author), Pooja Bhansali (Author), Akshat Agrawal (Author), Satwik Gundawar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin synthesis characterized by deformed erythrocytes. Hemoglobin S present in sickle-shaped erythrocytes exhibits an enhanced rate of auto-oxidation compared with normal hemoglobin A. It produces more of reactive oxygen species...