Concept information
Preferred term
sickle-cell anemia
Definition
- Sickle-cell anemia (Hb S) is an inherited autosomal (“non-sex” chromosomes) recessive blood disease that affects millions of people throughout the world. It is caused by a mutation in the gene for beta hemoglobin (an oxygen-carrying molecule),producing a change in the shape of the red blood cell into a sickle shape. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Sickle-Cell Anemia]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/sickle-cell_anemia
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