Sickle Cell Disease (SCD): Types, Symptoms Causes - Cleveland Clinic Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder that affects your red blood cells In SCD, a protein called hemoglobin, located within red blood cells, is abnormal Hemoglobin is important It’s the molecule that carries oxygen in your blood and throughout your body
Sickle cell disease - Wikipedia Sickle cell disease (SCD), also simply called sickle cell, is a group of inherited haemoglobin-related blood disorders [2] The most common type is known as sickle cell anemia [2] Sickle cell anemia results in an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein haemoglobin found in red blood cells [2]
About Sickle Cell Disease | Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) | CDC Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders Abnormal hemoglobin is produced Red blood cells become hard and sticky and get stuck in small blood vessels, resulting in pain and other serious complications There are several types of SCD, some more severe than others
Sickle Cell Disease - What Is Sickle Cell Disease? - NHLBI, NIH Learn about the history of sickle cell disease in the United States, from its discovery in 1910 to the NHLBI legacy of research that has advanced the understanding of sickle cell disease, improved clinical progress, and paved the way for widely available therapies
Home - Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Inc. WHO Publishes New Guidelines for SCD Management in Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a comprehensive package of interventions for sickle cell disease management in Africa The package
Sickle Cell Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - Patient Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a serious condition which may shorten life Without treatment, people with SCD may die in childhood, from problems such as infection Good treatment makes a great difference Improvements in treatment mean that life expectancy has increased
Sickle Cell Disease - Johns Hopkins Medicine What is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder That means it is passed down from a parent’s genes It causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to all parts of your body
Data and Statistics on Sickle Cell Disease | Sickle Cell Disease (SCD . . . Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects about 100,000 people in the United States; more than 90% are non-Hispanic Black or African American, and an estimated 3%–9% are Hispanic or Latino The estimated life expectancy of those with SCD in the United States is more than 20 years shorter than the average expected