Sleep Disorder And Sickle-cell Anemia

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Definition

Sickle cell anemia is a disease passed down through families in which red blood cells form an abnormal crescent shape. (Red blood cells are normally shaped like a disc.)


Alternative Names

Anemia - sickle cell; Hemoglobin SS disease (Hb SS); Sickle cell disease


Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Sickle cell anemia is caused by an abnormal type of hemoglobin called hemoglobin S. Hemoglobin is a protein inside red blood cells that carries oxygen. Hemoglobin S changes...

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