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SUBMITTER: Ansari J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6446225 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ansari Junaid J Gavins Felicity N E FNE
The American journal of pathology 20190401 4
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common hereditary hemoglobinopathies worldwide, affecting almost 400,000 newborns globally each year. It is characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia and endothelial dysfunction, resulting in a constant state of disruption of the vascular system and leading to recurrent episodes of ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/RI) to multiple organ systems. I/RI is a fundamental vascular pathobiological paradigm and contributes to morbidity and mortality in a wide r ...[more]