sickle-cell disease

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sickle-cell disease - a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

crescent-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, drepanocytic anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell anemia

monogenic disease, monogenic disorder - an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes

anemia, anaemia - a deficiency of red blood cells

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The associations between air quality and the number of hospital admissions for acute pain and sickle-cell disease in an urban environment.

ANEMIA DE CELULAS FALCIFORMES: CORRELACION CLINICO-PATOLOGICA

Sickle-cell disease. Lancet 2010;376(9757):2018-31.

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[USA], Sep 04 (ANI): A new study sheds light on how sickle-cell disease occurs when deformed red blood cells clump together, blocking tiny blood vessels and causing severe pain and swelling in the affected body parts.

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Depression in Sickle-Cell Disease patients in the Eastern Province.

Prevalence of depression among adults with sickle cell disease in the Southern Region of Saudi Arabia

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Decreased RBC's elasticity is central to the pathophysiology of sickle-cell disease. In sickle-cell disease, low-oxygen tension promotes RBC sickling and repeated episodes of sickling damages the cell membrane and makes it rigid.

Oxidative stress in sickle cell disease--a tertiary hospital experience in Western Odisha

Sickle-cell disease is a hereditary blood disorder that affects red blood cells which can lead to life-threatening complications and a life expectancy of 20-30 years less than those that are not affected.

The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Joins the Santonio Holmes III and Long Foundation to Launch the "Greater Than Sickle Cell" Campaign

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Over the years, there have been case reports of sudden death during physical exertion in young adults with sickle-cell disease. The first cases of sudden deaths due to sickle cell disorders were four army recruits who died during or immediately after strenuous exercise during basic training at Fort Bliss between March 1968 and February 1969.