Sickle Cell Anemia, What Is
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 ...
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs....
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Sickle-cell disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2009-04-01. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sickle-cell-anemia/DS00324/DSECTION =symptoms. ... "Hydroxyurea for the treatment of sickle cell anemia". ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle-cell_disease...
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Anemia, sickle cell
Genes and Disease provides an introduction to the relationship between genetic factors and human disease with a summary of ~60 genetic diseases with links ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..Show...
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Sickle Cell Anemia, Signs and Symptoms
The signs and symptoms of sickle cell anemia are different in each person.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_SignsAn...
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Anemia, sickle cell -- Genes and Disease -- NCBI Bookshelf
Sickle cell anemia is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, affecting about 72000 Americans or 1 in 500 African Americans. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gnd&part=...
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Sickle cell anemia: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Takes a look at this disorder with a definition, causes, incidence and risk factors.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000527.htm...
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Sickle Cell Anemia, Causes
People with sickle cell anemia inherit two genes, one from each parent, that are variant (different from normal).
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_Causes....
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Sickle Cell Anemia: MedlinePlus
16 Sep 2009 ... Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which your body produces abnormally shaped red blood cells. The cells are shaped like a crescent or ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sicklecellanemia.html...
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Sickle cell disease - Genetics Home Reference
In people with sickle cell disease, at least one of the beta-globin subunits in hemoglobin is replaced with hemoglobin S. In sickle cell anemia, ...
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=sicklecelldisease...
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Sickle Cell Anemia Disease Profile
5 May 2005 ... For more about the gene that causes sickle cell anemia, see the HBB Gene ... Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder characterized ...
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/posters/c...
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