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    NIH RePORTER: Federally-Funded Sickle Cell Research

    March 21, 2016
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    Find out what Clinical Trials for Sickle Cell are Taking Place Around the World!

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    NIH Evidence Report: Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease

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    • Serial prophylactic exchange blood transfusion in pregnant women with sickle cell disease (TAPS-2): statistical and qualitative analysis plan for a randomised controlled feasibility trial
    • Effect of iron fortification on anaemia and risk of malaria among Ghanaian pre-school children with haemoglobinopathies and different ABO blood groups
    • GBT021601 improves red blood cell health and the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease in a murine model
    • Changes in Hydroxyurea Use Among Youths Enrolled in Medicaid With Sickle Cell Anemia After 2014 Revision of Clinical Guidelines
    • Antenatal screenings and maternal diagnosis among pregnant women in Sao Tome & Principe-Missed opportunities to improve neonatal health: A hospital-based study
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