Impact of Renal Iron Overload on Sickle Cell Nephropathy in a Humanized Mouse Model.
Increased morbidity and mortality are associated with iron overload in sickle cell disease (SCD). Renal iron accumulation, a direct consequence of intravascular hemolysis, occurs in both patients and murine model of SCD, and correlates with albuminuria, an early marker of kidney injury. We aimed to investigate the role...