Sickle cell disease

rare

Sickle cell anemias are chronic hemolytic diseases that may induce three types of acute accidents: severe anemia, severe bacterial infections, and ischemic vasoocclusive accidents (VOA) caused by sickle-shaped red blood cells obstructing small blood vessels and capillaries. Many diverse complications can occur.

Identifiers: MONDO:0011382 OMIM:603903 Orphanet:232
Causal genes: HBB
Part of: Autosomal recessive disease Inherited hemoglobinopathy
Also known as: Haemoglobin S disease · Haemoglobin S disease without crisis · Hb-S/Hb-C disease · HbS disease · Hemoglobin S disease

Subtypes

All diseases Rare only

Disease	ID	Subtypes
Sickle cell disease due to hemoglobin S and a non-S/non-C hemoglobin variant	MONDO:0979354	2
Sickle cell-hemoglobin c disease syndrome	MONDO:0016669

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