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What is sickle cell disease?

What is sickle cell disease?

A group of disorders that cause red blood cells to become misshapen and break down.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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What is like to be a sickle cell anemia patient?

Sickle cell gene is inherited from both the parents. 1 set from mother and 1 set from father. This usually happens when both parents are carriers of the sickle cell gene, also known as having the sickle cell trait. 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.

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What is the genetic basis of sickle cell anemia?

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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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..

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What is sickle cell anaemia?

Sickle cell anemia 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

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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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.

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