Sickle Cell

Sickle cell trait - The child is carrying the defective gene, HbS, but also has some normal hemoglobin, HbA. This is referred to as HbAS. Children with sickle cell trait are usually without symptoms of the disease. Mild anemia may occur.
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Sickle Cell Crisis
The hallmark of sickle cell anemia is a group of devastating symptoms known collectively as a sickle cell crisis (also sometimes known as a vaso-occlusive crisis).
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Sickle cell anemia is caused by an error in a gene that makes the beta globin chain of hemoglobin. The resultant abnormal hemoglobin (sickle hemoglobin) deforms the red blood cells when they are under low oxygen conditions.
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Sickle Cell Disease
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or sickle cell anemia, inherited disorder of the blood in which the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin pigment in erythrocytes (red blood cells) is abnormal.
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Sickle cell anemia is most common in people whose ancestors came from parts of Africa, Saudi Arabia, India and the Mediterranean region.
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Sickle cell anemia is inherited. If a baby's parents have the disease or both are carriers, the baby may inherit the sickle cell genes from the parents.
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Sickle cell anaemia is an autosomal recessive genetic condition. Everyone has two copies of the haemoglobin gene, one from each parent. Those with sickle cell anaemia have two HbS genes.
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Sickle cell anemia is a form of anemia, a condition in which there is a lower than normal number of red blood cells in the blood. Red blood cells normally live for three to four months.
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Sickle Cell Anemia - Resources
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: Resources - Sickle Cell Anemia
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Sickle cell anemia is a condition that is caused by a subtle change in the way the body makes hemoglobin, the blood protein that carries oxygen to the body's cells.
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Sickle Cell Disease (Sickle Cell Anemia) - Source:MedicineNet
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Sickle cell anemia is an inherited anemia in which large numbers or most of the blood cells are crescent-shaped rather than the normal kidney shape. The sickled cells tend to clog narrow blood vessels because of their shape.
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sickle cell anemia
A genetic condition characterized by abnormal red blood cells containing a defective form of hemoglobin. Sickle cell anemia occurs in people who inherit the gene from both parents.
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Sickle cell retinopathy
Sickle cell anemia occurs mostly in blacks and is a hereditary disease that affects the red blood cells. The sickle-shaped blood cell reduces blood flow. People will not have visual symptoms early in the disease.
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Common examples of inherited genetic disorders include cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, and Tay-Sachs disease. In most cases, these diseases can affect your baby only if both you and your partner carry genes for the disease.
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inherited conditions, such as sickle cell disease, thalassemia, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
autoimmune disorders, conditions in which a person's immune system attacks his or her own body.
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Flocor (poloxamer 188) An investigational intravenous solution which is said to improve blood flow in vascular occlusive disorders is in phase III clinical trials related to the treatment of sickle cell patients with acute vaso-occlusive crisis.
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Chronic disease such as sickle cell disease, kidney failure, or chronic infection such as tuberculosis
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If EPO, iron, vitamin B12, and folic acid all fail, your doctor should look for other causes such as sickle cell disease or an inflammatory problem.
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These include lupus, kidney and liver disease, sickle cell anemia, and blood clotting disorders. Excessive intake of alcohol, long-term use of corticosteroid drugs, or local radiotherapy also increase the likelihood of the disease.
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Moreover, in contrast to normal red blood cells, the rigid sickle cells cannot pass easily through tiny blood vessels. Impaired circulation leads to slower oxygen transport, which worsens sickling.
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HEMOGLOBINOPATHY - A group of rare genetic disorders (e.g. hemoglobin c disease, sickle cell anemia) that involve the abnormal production of the hemoglobin molecule.
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