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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with high rates of undernutrition and stunting. Undernutrition in combination with chronic haemolysis may lead to deficiencies in micronutrients necessary for erythropoiesis. Here we examined selected levels of ferritin, vitamins B2, B6, B9 and B12, and vitamin C that were measured in blood samples from 820 SCD patients from Tanzania with no history of hospital...