SUMMARYThe Authors describe the case of homozygous twins affected by sickle-cell anemia. The patients were physically similar and showed identical haematological findings. One of them had suffered often of severe sicklemic crisis during one of these appeared also a noticeable neurological complication.Therefore the Authors discuss the pathogenesys of sickle-cell anemia according to the modern views.
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