Hepcidin and Erythropoietin Level in Sickle Cell Disease
Johnkennedy Nnodim, Udujih Bernard Uche, Udujih Helen Ifeoma, Nwaokoro Joakin Chidozie, Obeagu Emmanuel Ifeanyi & Aloy-Amadi Oluchi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015
Background: Sickle cell anaemia is an inherited disorder in which the red blood cells become rigid and sticky, and change from being disc-shaped to being crescent-shaped. The change in shape is as a result of an abnormal form of haemoglobin which leads to damage of some organs. A...
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10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17480