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ID | DOID:10923 |
Name | sickle cell anemia |
Definition | A blood protein disease that is characterized by low number of red blood cells, repeated infections, and periodic episodes of pain, resulting from atypical hemoglobin molecules called hemoglobin S, which can distort red blood cells into a sickle, or crescent, shape. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell_disease, https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/sickle-cell-disease, https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/sickle-cell-disease |
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SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154798006 SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:35434009 |
Alternateids |
DOID:12924 DOID:13024 |
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Synonyms |
drepanocytosis [EXACT] haemoglobin SC disease [EXACT] Hb SC disease [EXACT] Hb-S/Hb-C disease [EXACT] Hb-SS disease without crisis [EXACT] Hemoglobin S disease without crisis [EXACT] hemoglobin SC disease [EXACT] sickle cell anaemia [EXACT] Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease without crisis [EXACT] |
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