Sickle Cell Disease-Genetics, Pathophysiology, Clinical Presentation and Treatment
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenetic disorder due to a single base-pair point mutation in the β-globin gene resulting in the substitution of the amino acid valine for glutamic acid in the β-globin chain. Phenotypic variation in the clinical presentation and disease outcome is a characteristic...
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MDPI AG,
2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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