Common Forms of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)

People with SCD have Hemoglobin S, and others make different forms of abnormal hemoglobin such as:

Hemoglobin C

Hemoglobin D

Hemoglobin E

There are different types of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The most common forms of SCD include the following:

Hemoglobin SS Disease

Hemoglobin SC Disease

Sickle Beta-Zero Thalassemia

Sickle Beta-Plus Thalassemia (Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, 2021).

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Reference

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. (2021). What is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)?