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Title
Elastic properties of stored red blood cells from sickle trait donor units.
Authors
Brandão, M M; Saad, S T O; Cezar, C L; Fontes, A; Costa, F F; Barjas-Castro, M L
Abstract
Red blood cells (RBCs) from patients with sickle cell disease present reduced deformability. The aim of this study was to analyse the elasticity of stored RBCs from patients with the sickle cell trait (AS).