A Newborn Screening Program for Sickle Cell Disease in Murcia (Spain)

• Автори: María Sánchez-Villalobos (Автор), Eulalia Campos Baños (Автор), María Jesús Juan Fita (Автор), José María Egea Mellado (Автор), Inmaculada Gonzalez Gallego (Автор), Asunción Beltrán Videla (Автор), Mercedes Berenguer Piqueras (Автор), Mar Bermúdez Cortés (Автор), José María Moraleda Jiménez (Автор), Encarna Guillen Navarro (Автор), Eduardo Salido Fierrez (Автор), Ana B. Pérez-Oliva (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: MDPI AG, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited autosomal recessive hemoglobin disorder caused by the presence of hemoglobin S, a mutant abnormal hemoglobin caused by a nucleotide change in codon 6 of the β-globin chain gene. SCD involves a chronic inflammatory state, exacerbated during vaso-occlusive cri...