Sickle cell anemia, or sickle cell disease (SCD), is a genetic disease of the red blood cells (RBCs). Normally, RBCs are shaped like discs, which gives them the flexibility to travel through even the ...
Sickle cell beta-thalassemia refers to an inherited condition that impacts hemoglobin. People with the condition have different changes in each copy of their hemoglobin gene. One causes red blood ...