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. 2017 May;92(5):E70-E72.
doi: 10.1002/ajh.24680. Epub 2017 Mar 10.

Genetic modulation of fetal hemoglobin in hydroxyurea-treated sickle cell anemia

Milena Magalhães Aleluia  1   2 , Rayra Pereira Santiago  1   2 , Caroline Conceição da Guarda  1   2 , Teresa Cristina Cardoso Fonseca  3 , Fábia Idalina Neves  3 , Regiana Souza Quinto  3 , Camylla Villas Boas Figueiredo  1   2 , Sètondji Cocou Modeste Alexandre Yahouédéhou  1   2 , Rodrigo Mota Oliveira  1   2 , Júnia Raquel Dutra Ferreira  1   2 , Bruno Antônio Veloso Cerqueira  2   4 , Cynara Gomes Barbosa  2 , Jacqueline Nicole Milton  5 , Martin H Steinberg  6 , Marilda de Souza Gonçalves  1   2
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Genetic modulation of fetal hemoglobin in hydroxyurea-treated sickle cell anemia

Milena Magalhães Aleluia et al. Am J Hematol. 2017 May.
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