Sickle cell disease (SCD), also simply called sickle cell, is a group of hemoglobin-related blood disorders typically inherited. The most common type...

symptoms of sickle cell disease that occur in a person who has two copies of that allele (is homozygous). Those who are heterozygous for the sickle cell allele...

hydrops fetalis, causing spontaneous miscarriage. In people with sickle-cell disease or other forms of chronic hemolytic anemia such as hereditary spherocytosis...

brand name Casgevy, is a gene therapy used for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia. It was developed by Vertex...

symptoms of sickle cell disease. However, HbAS does not cause vaso-occlusive crisis, which is known to be associated with sickle cell disease. Patients...

Hydroxyurea in sickle-cell disease (archived December 28, 2014 at [2]) Chapter 26 Fetal Hemoglobin Induction; Management of Sickle-Cell Disease 4th Edition...

Sickle cell nephropathy is a type of nephropathy associated with sickle cell disease which causes kidney complications as a result of sickling of red blood...

state is called hemoglobin SC disease, and is generally more severe than hemoglobin C disease, but milder than sickle cell anemia. HbC was discovered by...

transfusion is used in the treatment of a number of diseases, including sickle-cell disease and hemolytic disease of the newborn. Partial exchange might be required...

only somewhat hard. Very rarely, clitoral priapism occurs in women. Sickle cell disease is the most common cause of ischemic priapism. Other causes include...