Sickle-Cell Disease
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
OTHER NAMES
- HBS disease, Hemoglobin S Disease
- Hemoglobin SS Disease, Sickle Cell Disorders
- Sickling Disorders
- @nhlbi.nih.gov
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CAUSES
- Genes from parents one from each
- Mutions in the HBB Gene causes sickle cell disease
- @nhlbi.nih.gov and @ghr.nlm.nih.gov
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Inherited
This disease is inherited.
Found @learn.genetics.utah.edu
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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- Shortness of breath, dizziness
- Headaches, coldness in hands and feet
- Paler than normL skin or mucous membranes
- Jaundice, pain, and delayed growth
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ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AFFECTED?
- Africa (South or Central America)
- Especially Panama, Caribbean Islands
- Mediterranean countries (such as Turkey, Greese, and Italy)
- India, Saudi, and U.S.
- @nhlbi.nih.gov
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Life expectancy
40-50 years of life
@sicklecelldisease.org
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Are there any before birth tests?
Yes doctors can diagnose before birth
@webmd.com
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TREATING DISORDER
- It cant be treated
- they can prevent worse from happening
- @nhlbi.nih.gov
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Are there any Future Treatments?
Yes adult blood stem cells can improve sickle cell disease in 9 of 10 adults who had been severely affected. @nlm.nih.gov
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Some Facts
This disease can make you blind, and close your veins
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