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Novel agents targeting RBC sickling in SCD. GBT440 binds Hb and increases its affinity for oxygen (O2), thereby hindering polymerization. Sanguinate helps reverse polymerization and sickling by delivering carbon monoxide (CO) and oxygen to RBCs. The mechanism by which SCD-101 acts to improve sickling remains unknown.
