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What is the difference between sickle cell and leukemia?

What is the difference between sickle cell and leukemia?

Both are diffrent while leukemia is a type of cancer which involves uncontrolled cell division. On the contrary, sickle cell is an abnormality in red blood cells. (due to lack of red blood cells).

Last updated on 19 May 2023

Is sickle cell a blood type?

Sickle cell trait is not a type, it is a cell disease. It is an inherited condition in which both hemoglobin A and S are produced in the red blood cells..

Last updated on 19 May 2023

What are 5 symptoms of a sickle cell crisis?

The five prominent symptoms are the sickle cells die easily, vision problems, pain crisis, swelling in hands and feet and delayed growth especially during puberty.

Last updated on 19 May 2023

People who have sickle cell anemia inherit two faulty hemoglobin genes, called hemoglobin S, one from each parent. A person has sickle cell trait when the hemoglobin S gene is inherited from only one parent and a normal hemoglobin gene hemoglobin A, is inherited from the other.

Last updated on 19 May 2023

What are the treatments for sickle cell anemia in India?

Stem cell transplant and bone marrow transplant are the best treatment methods in India to treat sickle cell anemia.

Last updated on 19 May 2023

How is sickle cell anemia codominant?

Sickle cell anemia is a disease where red blood cells become thin and elongated. If a person has one copy of the sickle cell allele, half of their red blood cells will be misshapen. In this way, the allele is codominant, since both normal and sickled shapes are seen in the blood.

Last updated on 19 May 2023

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