Sickle cell anemia a molecular disease.

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Summary

The erythrocytes of certain individuals possess the capacity to undergo reversible changes in shape in response to changes in the partial pressure of oxygen, and these cells change their forms from the normal biconcave disk to crescent, holly wreath, and other forms.

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1949-11-25
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Disease, Anemia, Sickle cell anemia, Cell, Medicine

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