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Editorial
. 2013 May;98(5):657-9.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2013.084392.

To respond or not to respond to hydroxyurea in thalassemia: a matter of stress adaptation?

Antonella Ronchi, Sergio Ottolenghi
Editorial

To respond or not to respond to hydroxyurea in thalassemia: a matter of stress adaptation?

Antonella Ronchi et al. Haematologica. 2013 May.
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Figure 1.
Schematic representation of potential antagonistic mechanisms affecting cellular and hemoglobinizarion responses of R- and NR–cells. Bold arrows: strong effects; dashed arrows: weak effects.
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