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Sickle cell disease is a disease that affects hemoglobin, the molecule un red blood cells that delivers oxygen to cells throughout the body.
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**Inheritance: ** Sickle Cell usually begins in early childhood. This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern witch means both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. The parents of an individual with a autosomal recessive condition each carry one copy of the mutated gene.

**Symptoms: ** The symptoms for Sickle Cell are sudden pain throughout the body. And it very often affects the bones lungs abdomen and joints. Shortness of breath Dizziness Headaches Coldness in the hands and feet Paler than normal skin or mucous membranes (the tissue that lines your nose, mouth, and other organs and body cavities) Jaundice (a yellowish color of the skin or whites of the eyes)

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**Diagnosis: ** Sickle Cell is disease is diagnosed in the early age of a child. It can be tested with a simple blood test to find out if you do have Sickle Cell. With the doctor gets the blood they can tell from the test if you do or don’t have Sickle Cell.

**Treatment: ** Sickle Cell has no real cure. But you can get medications to help stop the pain throughout the body but it can’t be cured. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Research: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The research for Sickle Cell is they are trying to find away to stop strokes. Right now there is a high risk of strokes in your life and we arte trying to find a way to stop them for happening a lot. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Our recent and ongoing studies are funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NIH-funded Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center Program, non-governmental funding agencies, corporations, and community organizations and individuals. We are one of 10 Comprehensive Sickle Cell centers in the nation funded on a competitive basis by the NIH's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Our studies include:


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