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Home Health Query HEMOGLOBIN (HB)What is the genetic basis of sickle cell anemia?...

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30 Years
19/05/2023

What is the genetic basis of sickle cell anemia?

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Dr Hema Pratima

General Practitioner

MBBS
Fellowship in Diabetes Mellitus
9+ Yrs

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in both copies of a person's HBB gene. This gene encodes a component of hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying protein in red blood cells. The mutation causes hemoglobin molecules to stick together, creating sickle-shaped red blood cells

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