sickle cell betydelse and definition

Exempel på sickle cell

• No-one can save those who suffer from sickle cell anaemia.

• The receptor critical for sickle cell adhesion to laminin.

• The bestknown example is probably that of the sickle cell gene.

• This figure illustrates the complexity of the pathophysiology of sickle cell anemia.

• Hemoglobinopathies such as the sickle cell disorders and thalassemias tend to affect mainly people from certain ethnic minority groups.

• However, careful studies are warranted in sickle cell patients given the side effect profile of sulfasalzine, which includes serious gastrointestinal bleeding and nephrotoxicity.

• This is not the case for those who have the sickle cell trait at low altitudes.

• The technique is being used for gene-based disorders such as sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and phenylketonuria.