Sickle Cell Anemia is a hereditary disease that changes the smallest and most important components of the body. A gene causes the bone marrow in the body to make sickled shapes‚ when this happens; it causes the red blood cell to die faster. This is what causes Hemolytic Anemia. Older children and adults with sickle cell disease may experience a few complications‚ or have a pattern of ongoing problems that shorten their lives. The most common and serious complications of sickle cell disease are anemia
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Cell’s July 18‚ 2011 Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease that means you are born with it and it lasts a lifetime. People with sickle cell anemia inherit two variant or sickle cell genes‚ one from each parent. In the United States‚ sickle cell anemia affects about 72‚000 people. About 2 million Americans carry the sickle cell trait but about 1 in 12 African Americans have the trait. The signs and symptoms of sickle cell anemia are different in each person. Some people
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SCD also known as sickle cell disease affects the blood and cardiovascular system. There are six different types of SCD. The following discussion will include cause‚ symptoms‚ diagnosis‚ treatment and prevention. The proper education on this disease will give patients and the public a better knowledge of the common unfamiliarity with SCD. The cardiovascular system consists of the heart‚ arteries‚ capillaries‚ veins‚ and blood. The organs in the cardiovascular system are a vital part of the human
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Evolution of Sickle Cell Sickle Cell was discovered in the United states although it originated in Africa . The sickle cell disease (SCD) describes traits of an inherited red blood cell disorder‚ having SCD means you have abnormal hemoglobin‚ called hemoglobin S or sickle hemoglobin‚ in your red blood cells. What is hemoglobin u might ask?! Well Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that is suppose to carry oxygen throughout the body. But when a sickle cell trait is “Inherited” it could
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Sickle cell disease is present usually in those of African or Mediterranean descent (Saladin 2007). About 1.3% of African Americans have sickle cell (Saladin‚ 2007). Sickle cell was originated in Africa where malaria was killing a vast number of people (Saladin‚ 2007). The sickle cell hemoglobin is not able to be digested by the parasites that cause malaria‚ making those with sickle cell resistant to malaria (Saladin‚ 2007). This paper will discuss a normal erythrocyte compared to an erythrocyte
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risking him or her having Sickle Cell Disease. What this is is it’s a disease that is genetically inherited and it involves the red blood cells. Mutations in the HBB gene cause this disease. This disease is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern‚ which means both copies of the gene in each cell will have mutations. The parents of offspring with an autosomal recessive gene each carry one copy of the mutated gene. The blood cells form an abnormal crescent shape (normal cells are in a disk form)
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The sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell have red blood cells that have mostly hemoglobin’s‚ Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped or crescent shaped and have trouble going through small blood vessels. When sickle-shaped cells block small blood vessels‚ less blood can get to that part of the body. Tissue that does not get a normal blood flow eventually becomes damaged.This is what causes the problems of sickle
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Sickle Cell Disease Physical-Adult • Eye problems. The retina‚ the "film" at the back of the eye that receives and processes visual images‚ can deteriorate when it does not get enough nourishment from circulating red blood cells. Damage to the retina can be serious enough to cause blindness. • Jaundice‚ or yellowing of the skin‚ eyes‚ and mouth. Yellowing of skin and eyes. These are signs of jaundice‚ resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells. • Delayed growth and puberty in children
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Sickle Cell Anemia‚ also known as Sickle Cell Disease‚ is a disease that causes the production of abnormal hemoglobin. The red blood cells (RBCs) carry oxygen to organs and tissues. Hemoglobin‚ a molecule in the RBCs‚ is a protein that attaches to the oxygen in the lungs and carries it to all parts of the body. Hemoglobin takes on the oxygen‚ and releases carbon dioxide‚ a process known as oxygenation. In the tissues‚ deoxygenation occurs where the processes is reversed‚ when hemoglobin releases
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Sickle Cell Disease: Journal Article Review Kelsey Bowman Bio 204: Anatomy and Physiology 2 Zellers Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder most common in African Americans‚ which results from a mutation affecting the amino acid sequence of the beta chains of hemoglobin molecules in red blood cells. The abnormal hemoglobin which causes the red blood cells to sickle is called hemoglobin S. Sickling occurs when the red blood cells are deoxygenated causing
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