Essays on Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the umbrella term used to describe a host of inherited disorders known as hemoglobinopathies, or blood diseases affecting hemoglobin, including sickle cell anemia. SCD refers to disorders characterized by a predominance of hemoglobin S (for sickle) protein in red blood cells. Because of the predominance of hemoglobin S, when red...

Introduction: Sickle Cell Disease, abbreviated as (SCD), are part of genetically inherited blood disorders that causes the body to produce abnormal Hemoglobin beta chains, while Thalassemia are a group of inherited genetic blood disorders that causes decreased Hemoglobin production. These two diseases can cause many complications and problems in the human body due to their...

Sickle cell anemia is an autosomal recessive disease that occurs as a result of a single base change (i.e., GAG to GTG) in the beta-globin chain that causes the substitution of amino acid glutamine to valine which is the chief cause of the disorder sickle cell anemia. The resulting mutant globin chain is termed as...