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international journal for hemoglobin research
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CLINICAL AND HEMATOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO HYDROXYUREA IN SICILIAN PATIENTS WITH Hb S/β-THALASSEMIA

Paolo Rigano “V. Cervello” Hospital, Thalassaemia Centre, Research Unit “P. Cutino”, Palermo, 90147, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Griffin P. Rodgers National Institute of Health, Molecular and Clinical Hematology Branch, Bethesda, MD, 20892-0001, U.S.A.
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Disma Renda “V. Cervello” Hospital, Thalassaemia Centre, Research Unit “P. Cutino”, Palermo, 90147, Italy
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Maria C. Renda “V. Cervello” Hospital, Thalassaemia Centre, Research Unit “P. Cutino”, Palermo, 90147, Italy
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Alessandra Aquino “V. Cervello” Hospital, Thalassaemia Centre, Research Unit “P. Cutino”, Palermo, 90147, Italy
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Aurelio Maggio “V. Cervello” Hospital, Thalassaemia Centre, Research Unit “P. Cutino”, Palermo, 90147, Italy
Pages 9-17 | Received 19 Jul 2000, Accepted 19 Oct 2000, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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