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Discovery could help treatments for sickle cell disease
Research team establishes biomarkers for the inherited blood disorder.
Researchers have found new biophysical markers that could help improve the understanding of treatments for sickle cell disease, a step toward developing better methods for treating the inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Americans each year.
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