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Hb S disease; Hemoglobin S Disease; Herrick's anemia; SCD |
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Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which the red blood cells, normally disc-shaped, become crescent shaped. As a result, they function abnormally and cause small blood clots. These clots give rise to recurrent painful episodes called "sickle cell pain crises." 
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A genetic disorder, or genetic disease is a disease caused, at least in part, by the genes of the person with the disease. There are a number of possible causes for genetic defects: * They may be caused by random mutation. * There are genetic disorders caused by the accidental duplication of a chromosome, as in Down syndrome and Klinefelter's syndrome, or repeated duplication of part of a chromosome as in Fragile X syndrome. ...
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Sickle Cell Anemia as related to Genetic Disorders
- The American Sickle Cell Anemia Association
American Sickle Cell Anemia ... infants with genetic and metabolic disorders. Most states in this country provide newborn screening for inherited disorders suck as PKU, Sickle Cell ...
- Sickle-cell disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sickle-cell disease (SS) is a group of genetic disorders caused by sickle hemoglobin (Hgb S or Hb S) ... Sickle-cell anemia" is the name of a specific form of sickle-cell ...
- What Is Sickle Cell Anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease. ... What Is Sickle Cell Anemia? Sickle cell anemia is a ... Lung Diseases | Sleep Disorders: NHLBI Privacy ...
- Sickle Cell Anemia Disease Profile
Genetic Disease Profile: Sickle Cell Anemia. For more about the gene that ... Joint Center for Sickle Cell and Thalassemic Disorders. (February 25, 2001 ...
- Sickle Cell Anemia
Definition. Sickle cell anemia is a group of genetic disorders that changes the composition of red blood cells. The genetic defect affects hemoglobin, which carries oxygen ...
- Sickle Cell Anemia
sickle cell anemia, hereditary conditions ... The sickle cell genetic alteration/mutation is found predominantly in people of African ...
- Sickle cell anemia - CNN.com
Having other people help care for your child is good for your child — and good for you. Sickle cell anemia: Will a warmer climate help? Slide show: How genetic disorders are passed ...
- What Causes Sickle Cell Anemia?
People with sickle cell anemia inherit two genes, one from each ... What Causes Sickle Cell Anemia? Sickle cell anemia ... Lung Diseases | Sleep Disorders: NHLBI Privacy ...
- sickle cell disease: Information and Much More from Answers.com
Sickle cell disease describes a group of inherited blood disorders characterized by chronic anemia, painful ... Sickle-cell disease is a group of genetic disorders caused by sickle ...
- Genetic Disorders & Birth Defects: Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell anemia is a disorder passed through families. In this disease, red blood cells take on the shape of a sickle or crescent. Red blood cells carry oxygen.
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