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Alternate Name(s): Anemia - sickle cell; Hemoglobin SS disease (Hb SS); Sickle cell disease ... 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 ...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000527.htm#Definition
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Genetics Home Reference: Sickle cell disease (National Library of Medicine) ... About Sickle Cell Disease(Sickle Cell Disease Association of America) ... Sickle Cell Disease: Practical Tips for Preventing a Sickle Cell Crisis(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sicklecellanemia.html
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Watch Giovanna Poli talk about herself and Sickle Cell Disease on Youtube; "President Obama greets SCDAA 2008 National Poster Child"; As part of SCDAA’s continued goal of advocating on behalf of those with Sickle Cell Disease, we have a champion in the White House.
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www.sicklecelldisease.org/
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Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain mostly hemoglobin* S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become ...
http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/about_scd/index.phtml
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Sickle-cell disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sickle-cell disease , or sickle-cell anaemia (or drepanocytosis ), is a life-long blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape. Sickling decreases ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle-cell_disease
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Sickle cell disease is a blood condition seen most commonly in people of African ancestry and in the tribal peoples of India. Clinically significant sickle cell syndromes also occur in people of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern background.
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sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/scd_background.html
sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/scd_background.html
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Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease. ... Sickle cell anemia (uh-NEE-me-uh) is a serious disease in which the body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells. “Sickle-shaped” means that the red blood cells are shaped like a "C."
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www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs.ht...
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs.html
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Brief History of Sickle Cell Disease; Hemoglobin Basics; Hemoglobin Synthesis; How Does Sickle Cause Disease?; Sickle Syndrome Definitons; How Do People Get Sickle Cell Disease?; Why is Sickle Cell Disease so Variable?; Malaria and The Red Cell; Sickle Cell Disease in India; Sickle Cell Disease in Cuba; Sickle Cell Trait;
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sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/menu_sickle.html
sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/menu_sickle.html
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