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Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Publisher APO Research, Inc.
Published Oct 20, 2025
Length 112 Pages
SKU # APRC20548264

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Summary

According to APO Research, The global Sickle Cell Disease Drug market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Sickle Cell Disease Drug is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Sickle Cell Disease Drug is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Sickle Cell Disease Drug is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Sickle Cell Disease Drug include Global Blood Therapeutics Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Genethon SA, Gamida Cell Ltd, Errant Gene Therapeutics LLC, Editas Medicine Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd, CSL Ltd and CRISPR Therapeutics, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Sickle Cell Disease Drug, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Sickle Cell Disease Drug.
The Sickle Cell Disease Drug market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K Units) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Sickle Cell Disease Drug market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Sickle Cell Disease Drug Segment by Company

Global Blood Therapeutics Inc
Gilead Sciences Inc
Genethon SA
Gamida Cell Ltd
Errant Gene Therapeutics LLC
Editas Medicine Inc
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd
CSL Ltd
CRISPR Therapeutics
Calimmune Inc
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
bluebird bio Inc
Bioverativ Inc
Bio Products Laboratory Ltd
ArQule Inc
Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB
Angiocrine Bioscience Inc
Addmedica SAS
Acceleron Pharma Inc
Sickle Cell Disease Drug Segment by Type

CAL-H
DRX-194
CTX-001
BIVV-003
ARQ-092
Others
Sickle Cell Disease Drug Segment by Application

Hospital
Clinic
Others
Sickle Cell Disease Drug Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Netherlands
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
China Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Middle East & Africa
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
UAE

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Sickle Cell Disease Drug market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Sickle Cell Disease Drug and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Sickle Cell Disease Drug.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Sickle Cell Disease Drug manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Sickle Cell Disease Drug in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.

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Table of Contents

112 Pages
1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.3 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market by Type
1.3.1 CAL-H
1.3.2 DRX-194
1.3.3 CTX-001
1.3.4 BIVV-003
1.3.5 ARQ-092
1.3.6 Others
1.4 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
1.4.3 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.2 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.4 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2 Global Market Dynamics
2.1 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Industry Trends
2.2 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Industry Drivers
2.3 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
3.1 Global Top Players by Sickle Cell Disease Drug Revenue (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Players by Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Top Players by Sickle Cell Disease Drug Price (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Company Establishment Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.8.3 2023 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Regional Status and Outlook
4.1 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
4.2 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales in Volume by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales in Value by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales in Volume by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.2 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales in Value by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.3 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2026-2031)
5 Sickle Cell Disease Drug by Application
5.1 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market by Application
5.1.1 Hospital
5.1.2 Clinic
5.1.3 Others
5.2 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.2 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Sickle Cell Disease Drug Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.4 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 Global Blood Therapeutics Inc
6.1.1 Global Blood Therapeutics Inc Comapny Information
6.1.2 Global Blood Therapeutics Inc Business Overview
6.1.3 Global Blood Therapeutics Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 Global Blood Therapeutics Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.1.5 Global Blood Therapeutics Inc Recent Developments
6.2 Gilead Sciences Inc
6.2.1 Gilead Sciences Inc Comapny Information
6.2.2 Gilead Sciences Inc Business Overview
6.2.3 Gilead Sciences Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Gilead Sciences Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Gilead Sciences Inc Recent Developments
6.3 Genethon SA
6.3.1 Genethon SA Comapny Information
6.3.2 Genethon SA Business Overview
6.3.3 Genethon SA Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Genethon SA Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Genethon SA Recent Developments
6.4 Gamida Cell Ltd
6.4.1 Gamida Cell Ltd Comapny Information
6.4.2 Gamida Cell Ltd Business Overview
6.4.3 Gamida Cell Ltd Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Gamida Cell Ltd Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Gamida Cell Ltd Recent Developments
6.5 Errant Gene Therapeutics LLC
6.5.1 Errant Gene Therapeutics LLC Comapny Information
6.5.2 Errant Gene Therapeutics LLC Business Overview
6.5.3 Errant Gene Therapeutics LLC Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Errant Gene Therapeutics LLC Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Errant Gene Therapeutics LLC Recent Developments
6.6 Editas Medicine Inc
6.6.1 Editas Medicine Inc Comapny Information
6.6.2 Editas Medicine Inc Business Overview
6.6.3 Editas Medicine Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Editas Medicine Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Editas Medicine Inc Recent Developments
6.7 Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd
6.7.1 Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd Comapny Information
6.7.2 Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd Business Overview
6.7.3 Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd Recent Developments
6.8 CSL Ltd
6.8.1 CSL Ltd Comapny Information
6.8.2 CSL Ltd Business Overview
6.8.3 CSL Ltd Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 CSL Ltd Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.8.5 CSL Ltd Recent Developments
6.9 CRISPR Therapeutics
6.9.1 CRISPR Therapeutics Comapny Information
6.9.2 CRISPR Therapeutics Business Overview
6.9.3 CRISPR Therapeutics Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 CRISPR Therapeutics Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.9.5 CRISPR Therapeutics Recent Developments
6.10 Calimmune Inc
6.10.1 Calimmune Inc Comapny Information
6.10.2 Calimmune Inc Business Overview
6.10.3 Calimmune Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Calimmune Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Calimmune Inc Recent Developments
6.11 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
6.11.1 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Comapny Information
6.11.2 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Business Overview
6.11.3 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Recent Developments
6.12 bluebird bio Inc
6.12.1 bluebird bio Inc Comapny Information
6.12.2 bluebird bio Inc Business Overview
6.12.3 bluebird bio Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 bluebird bio Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.12.5 bluebird bio Inc Recent Developments
6.13 Bioverativ Inc
6.13.1 Bioverativ Inc Comapny Information
6.13.2 Bioverativ Inc Business Overview
6.13.3 Bioverativ Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 Bioverativ Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.13.5 Bioverativ Inc Recent Developments
6.14 Bio Products Laboratory Ltd
6.14.1 Bio Products Laboratory Ltd Comapny Information
6.14.2 Bio Products Laboratory Ltd Business Overview
6.14.3 Bio Products Laboratory Ltd Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Bio Products Laboratory Ltd Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Bio Products Laboratory Ltd Recent Developments
6.15 ArQule Inc
6.15.1 ArQule Inc Comapny Information
6.15.2 ArQule Inc Business Overview
6.15.3 ArQule Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 ArQule Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.15.5 ArQule Inc Recent Developments
6.16 Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB
6.16.1 Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB Comapny Information
6.16.2 Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB Business Overview
6.16.3 Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.16.4 Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.16.5 Annexin Pharmaceuticals AB Recent Developments
6.17 Angiocrine Bioscience Inc
6.17.1 Angiocrine Bioscience Inc Comapny Information
6.17.2 Angiocrine Bioscience Inc Business Overview
6.17.3 Angiocrine Bioscience Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.17.4 Angiocrine Bioscience Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.17.5 Angiocrine Bioscience Inc Recent Developments
6.18 Addmedica SAS
6.18.1 Addmedica SAS Comapny Information
6.18.2 Addmedica SAS Business Overview
6.18.3 Addmedica SAS Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.18.4 Addmedica SAS Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.18.5 Addmedica SAS Recent Developments
6.19 Acceleron Pharma Inc
6.19.1 Acceleron Pharma Inc Comapny Information
6.19.2 Acceleron Pharma Inc Business Overview
6.19.3 Acceleron Pharma Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.19.4 Acceleron Pharma Inc Sickle Cell Disease Drug Product Portfolio
6.19.5 Acceleron Pharma Inc Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
7.1 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.1.2 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.3 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
7.2 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2.2 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2.3 North America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe by Country
8.1 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.1.2 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.3 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8.2 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2.2 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.2.3 Europe Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
9.1 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America by Country
10.1 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country
10.1.1 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.1.2 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country (2020-2025)
10.1.3 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country
10.2.1 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2.2 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.2.3 South America Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
11.1 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales by Country (2020-2025)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Sickle Cell Disease Drug Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
12.1 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Key Raw Materials
12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
12.1.5 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Production Mode & Process
12.2 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Distributors
12.2.3 Sickle Cell Disease Drug Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
14.2 Research Methodology
14.3 Research Process
14.4 Authors List of This Report
14.5 Data Source
14.5.1 Secondary Sources
14.5.2 Primary Sources
14.6 Disclaimer
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