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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). For more information, please visit the link below to learn more. Reference Sickle Cell…..
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Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) impacts approximately 100,000 individuals in the USA. Over 90% are Black or African American and about 3%–9% are of Hispanic or Latino origin. SCD is classified as a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. Red blood cells have hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein that carries oxygen through small blood vessels in the body. In SCD the hemoglobin is abnormal and the red blood cells are sickle or crescent-shaped. The sickle cells pass through the small…..
