Comet Assay as a technique to evaluate DNA damage in sickle cell anemia patients.

Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter

Laboratory of Hemoglobin and Genetics of Hematological Diseases, Biology Department, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" - UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil.

Published: October 2012

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