Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle Cell Anemia

TL;DR Definition ▾ Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary chronic hemolytic anemia caused by the production of Hb S (a qualitative hemoglobin defect due to a β-globin gene codon 6 mutation [glutamic acid → valine]) Pathophysiology ▾ Sickle cell anemia is a genetic...