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Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia (HEMOCENTRO) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Pedro de Oliveira Toro da Silva in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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Sickle cell anemia results from a point mutation in the beta globin gene. This mutation leads to the substitution of glutamic acid to a valine at the sixth position of the polypeptide chain. This disease is charactereized by the homozygosity of the hemoglobin S (HbSS). The level of HbF present in the erythrocytes of patients with hemolytic anemia may decrease the number of clinical compli…
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