Erythropoietin levels in the different clinical forms of hereditary spherocytosis

Erythropoietin (EPO), the main growth factor responsible for the regulation of red blood cell production, may be overproduced when blood loss or haemolysis occurs. Patients with mild hereditary spherocytosis (HS) are able to maintain normal haemoglobin concentration, whereas typical and severe HS pa...

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Main Author: Rocha, Susana (author)
Other Authors: Costa, Elísio (author), Catarino, Cristina (author), Belo, Luís (author), Castro, Elisabeth (author), Barbot, José (author), Quintanilha, Alexandre (author), Santos-Silva, Alice (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Hereditary spherocytosis
Erythropoietin
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/511
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/511

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/511

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