Sickle Cell Anemia


Sickle Cell Anemia
Treatment of sickle cell anemia by Jennifer Boyd What is sickle cell anemia ? It is an inherited disease, a form of anemia. If you have sickle cell anemia it means that you do not have enough red blood cells to adequately carry oxygen throughout the body. Red blood cells are usually flexible and r... More> Understanding sickle cell anemia by Dr Pandula Siribaddana What is sickle cell anemia? Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disorder that has a prevalence of 1 in 5000 births in United States and even at a higher rate of 1 in 500 among individuals of African descent. The condition is characterized by the pres... More>
	Sickle Cell Anemia: The forgotten disease by Frances Stanford Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease. The word anemia is defined as meaning that the blood does not have the required number of red blood cells. These cells take on a saucerlike shape, which is where the disease take its name from the ab... More> The genetic cause of sickle cell anemia by Lime Red Tetrahedron Sickle-cell anemia is the direct result of a base-point mutation (substitution_ involving the 17th nucleotide of the B-globin gene, near the end of chromosome 11. This gene contains one incorrect nucleotide base, which translates into one incorrect ... More>
Fifth disease or parvovirus B19: Risk factors for anemia and sickle-cell disease by Prabhu Peiris Parvoviruses are DNA viruses which do not have envelope. They are icosahedral in shape and have single stranded DNA genome. They are the smallest DNA viruses found so far. They have a very simple structure. Their genome is also simple. Among Parvovi... More> Exploring sickle-cell anemia by Meg Bell What is Sickle Cell? Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder in which normal blood cells take on a sickle shape at low levels of oxygen. This shape difference results in anemia, blocked capillaries and other physiologic changes such as organ... More>
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