Fisiopatologia das doenças falciformes: da mutação genética à insuficiência de múltiplos órgãos The pathophysiology of sickle cell disease: from the genetic mutation to multiorgan disfunction
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The most important pathophysiological abnormalities of sickle cell disease are reviewed, taking into account three levels: a) molecules and cells, b) tissues, c) organism as a whole. We dedicated especial attention to the chronic inflammatory phenomena, abnormally expressed adhesion molecules, the interaction among sickle cells,
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تاریخ انتشار 2007