NOUN
- a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
How To Use sickle-cell disease In A Sentence
- For example, Caucasians whose families came from Northern Europe are more likely to have cystic fibrosis; African-Americans are more likely to have sickle-cell disease; people of Southeast Asian or Mediterranean background are more likely to have anemias known as thalassemias; and people of Ashkenazi Jewish, French-Canadian, or Cajun background are more likely than others to experience Tay-Sachs disease and several other conditions. Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth
- Sickle-cell disease and severe forms of thalassaemia (thalassaemia major) can occur only when both parents are carriers of trait genes for the particular condition.
- This in turn can cause diseases such as Epidermolysis bullosa and sickle-cell disease. "Endless diversity" in bacterial genomes? - The Panda's Thumb
- Approximately 5% of the world's population carries trait genes for haemoglobin disorders, mainly, sickle-cell disease and thalassaemia.
