Figures & data
Table 1. Comparison among different approaches to genomic study in human diseases.
Table 2. Main associations between genes and complications in sickle cell disease.
Table 3. Polymorphisms in genes involved in the TGF-β/SMAD/BMP pathway and in the klotho gene, and genotypes associated with subphenotypes in sickle cell disease.
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