Influence of βS-globin haplotypes hydroxyurea on tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in sickle cell anemia

Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter. 2014 Mar-Apr;36(2):121-5. doi: 10.5581/1516-8484.20140028. Epub 2014 Jul 9.

[Article in Portuguese]

¹ Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
² Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Maranguape, CE, Brazil.
³ Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. Electronic address: romelia.pinheiro@pg.cnpq.br.

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Keywords: Anemia; Haplotypes; Hydroxyurea; Inflammation; Tumor necrosis factor-alpha; sickle cell.