Iron in sickle cell disease: A review wh
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Prasad Rao Koduri
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin synthesis that is characterized by lifeβlong severe hemolytic anemia, attacks of pain crisis, and chronic organ system damage. A third of the hemolysis in SCA is intravascular and the resulting urinary losses of iron may le