What is sickle cell disease?
SICKLE CELL disease is a genetic disease of the blood. It is called a genetic disorder because the only way to get it is if one gets the sickle cell genes from one's parents. Therefore, sickle cell disease is not catching...
OUR VIEWS - The Sickle Cell Unit
THE SICKLE Cell Unit at the Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI) engages in neo-natal testing at the University Hospital (UHWI) of the West Indies, Kingston Public Hospital and Victoria-Jubilee Hospital.
Medical problems related to sickle cell disease?
AS MENTIONED before sickle cells may block the flow of blood through vessels resulting in tissue damage. Any organ in the body can be affected. However, the common tissues affected include: Lung - pain in chest with shortness of breath (acute...
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