Conditions

Sickle Cell Disease

Genetic Disorder

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Medicine Atlas. "Sickle Cell Disease." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/sickle-cell-disease.

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Medicine Atlas. (n.d.). Sickle Cell Disease. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/sickle-cell-disease

BibTeX

@misc{medicineatlas-sickle-cell-disease,
  author = {Medicine Atlas},
  title = {Sickle Cell Disease},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-medicine.interactiveatlas.org/conditions/sickle-cell-disease},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited hemoglobin-related blood disorders. It is caused by an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein haemoglobin found in red blood cells.

Facts

Condition Class

hematologic, genetic 1

Causative Agent

HBB gene mutation 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Medical Genetics

Sources

1. Sickle Cell Disease (Wikipedia)

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Quote, Lead section

Sickle cell disease (SCD), also simply called sickle cell, is a group of inherited hemoglobin-related blood disorders.

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