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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 34, 2010 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Early Detection of Response to Hydroxyurea Therapy in Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia

Samir K. Ballas Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research, Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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William F. McCarthy Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Nan Guo Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Carlo Brugnara The Children's Hospital, Boston, Maryland, USA
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Gail Kling Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., TarrytownNew York, USA
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Robert L. Bauserman Maryland Medical Research Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Myron A. Waclawiw National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Pages 424-429 | Received 19 May 2010, Accepted 14 Jun 2010, Published online: 20 Sep 2010

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