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Increased Homocysteine Level in Indian Sickle Cell Anemia Patients

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  1. Department of Haematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, I.R.C.H. Building (1 st floor), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110 029, India

    S. Pandey, H. R. Pandey, Sw. Pandey & R. Saxena

  2. Department of Environmental Biology, APS University, Rewa, India

    R. M. Mishra

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Pandey, S., Pandey, H.R., Mishra, R.M. et al. Increased Homocysteine Level in Indian Sickle Cell Anemia Patients. Ind J Clin Biochem 27, 103–104 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-011-0158-7

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