Usage of "drepanocytosis"

A life-long blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape.

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Examples for "sickle cell anaemia"

It was as startling as it was ordinary: The little girl had sickle cell anaemia. 
 Future Lovecraft 

Genomics is often associated with the detection of single gene disorders, such as thalassemia and sickle cell anaemia. 
 The Guardian 

The latter TNE is an alternative strategy to ameliorate the clinical manifestations of sickle cell anaemia by re-activating fetal haemoglobin gene expression in adult erythrocytes. 
 Pubmed 

Sickle cell anaemia as a health issue, which disproportionately affects people of African and Caribbean heritage, is also addressed in the book. 
 The Guardian 

Her son had sickle cell anemia and had become extremely weak. 
 Reuters 

Like I talk about my sickle cell anemia, having that. 
 The new yorker 

In two of these, sickle cell anemia was diagnosed at the time of the death. 
 Pubmed 

Diabetes means a great deal to me and my family, as well as sickle cell anemia. 
 Ebony 

Stimulating the production of fetal hemoglobin may benefit patients with sickle cell anemia by inhibiting sickling. 
 Pubmed 

Broderick said that may be due to dehydration among people with sickle-cell disease. 
 Reuters 

More work is needed to develop effective treatments that specifically target pathophysiological changes and clinical complications of sickle-cell disease. 
 Pubmed 

Previous studies have linked priapism to sickle-cell disease, as well as to illegal drug abuse and use of erectile dysfunction treatments. 
 Reuters 

But the high proportion of patients identified as having sickle-cell disease, according to Broderick, suggests sickle-cell is the main driver of priapism. 
 Reuters 

Sickle-cell disease is most common among people of African, especially West African, descent. 
 Reuters 

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Significados de drepanocytosis em inglês