Medical News / ASH 2022: Red Blood Cell Tolerance to Deoxygenation Linked to Improved Splenic Filtration in SCA Patients

Red blood cell deformability is directly related to spleen filtration for pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA). A team, led by Amina Nardo-Marino, Centre for Haemoglobinopathies, Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, assessed the relationship between red blood cell deformability, spleen size, and splenic filtration function in pediatric patients with sickle cell anemia in data presented during the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition. Source: MDMag To view the third party content, kindly click on the link below or read more. You will then leave this site and enter a third party site.

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