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sickle cell anemia (DOID:10923)
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Synonyms: drepanocytosis; haemoglobin SC disease; Hb SC disease; Hb-S/Hb-C disease; Hb-SS disease without crisis; HbSS disease; Hemoglobin S disease without crisis; hemoglobin SC disease; homozygous sickle cell disease; sickle cell anaemia; Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease without crisis
Alt IDs: DOID:12924, DOID:13024, ICD9CM_2006:282.63, ICD9CM:282.6, ICD9CM:282.60, ICD9CM:282.63, MESH:D000755, ORDO:232, UMLS_CUI:C0002895
Definition: A sickle cell disease that is characterized by the replacement of both of the beta-globin subunits in hemoglobin with hemoglobin S, resulting in a low number of red blood cells, repeated infections, and periodic episodes of pain.

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