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A transgenic mouse model of sickle cell disorder.
- Abstract:
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A single base-pair mutation (beta s) in codon 6 of the human beta-globin gene, causing a single amino-acid substitution, is the cause of sickle cell anaemia. The mutant haemoglobin molecule, HbS, polymerizes when deoxygenated and causes deformation of the erythrocytes to a characteristic 'sickled' shape. Sickling of cells in small vessels causes painful crises and other life-threatening complications. Although the molecular basis for sickle cell anaemia has been known for 30 years, no definit...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Nature
- Volume:
- 343
- Issue:
- 6254
- Pages:
- 183-185
- Publication date:
- 1990-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1476-4687
- ISSN:
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0028-0836
- Source identifiers:
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20665
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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- pubs:20665
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- 1990
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