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 * Sickle Cell Disease**
 * Description: **

This disorder affects your red blood cells, which uses a protein called hemoglobin to make the oxygen travel to the lungs to the rest of the body. The result of this disease causes the red blood cells to be rigid and have a concave shape. The abnormal blood cells blocks the vessels and causes bleeding


 * Inheritance: **

This disease is inherited by a autosomal recessive pattern. An autosomal recessive pattern is when a child will not inherit the disease unless both parents pass down a detective copy of the gene.


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 * Symptoms: **

One symptom is it prevents oxygen from going to the spleen, liver, kidneys, lungs, heart or any organ, causing a lot of pain and damage. People with sickle disease lose their blood cells faster than ordinary people with normal blood cells which causes anemia to patients with sickle disease. Other symptoms include delayed growth, strokes and jaundices


 * Diagnosis: **

They screen newborn babies for sickle cell disease with a sample blood test. Another test that is used is called hemoglobin electrophoresis. This test gives you results if you are diagnosed with the disease.


 * Treatment: **

Babies and young children are treated with a daily dose of penicillin to stop daily infection. Patients also take folia acid, this acid helps build new red blood cells. Patients have to get plenty of sleep, and not too much physical activity. Blood transfusion is a common treatment. A bone marrow transplant is also a common treatment


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 * Support Groups: **

Sickle Cell Disease Associating of America Inc.


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sources: **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif;">www. learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/disorders/whataregd/


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