Aug 13, 2025 · Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. It causes your red blood cells to form into a “C” shape. It can cause pain and serious complications.

Feb 21, 2025 · Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders. Abnormal hemoglobin is produced. Red blood cells become hard and sticky and get stuck in small blood …

Sickle cell disease (SCD), also simply called sickle cell, is a group of inherited haemoglobin-related blood disorders. [2] The most common type is known as sickle cell anemia. [2]

Sep 30, 2024 · Sickle cell disease — also called sickle cell anemia — is a group of inherited disorders that affect hemoglobin , the major protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. …

Sep 12, 2025 · Sickle cell anemia is one of a group of inherited disorders known as sickle cell disease. It affects the shape of red blood cells, which carry oxygen to all parts of the body. …

WHO Publishes New Guidelines for SCD Management in Africa The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a comprehensive package of interventions for sickle cell disease …

Sep 6, 2024 · What causes sickle cell disease (SCD)? SCD is caused by a variant (change) in a gene that has instructions for your body to make one part of the hemoglobin. This changed …

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What is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. That means it is passed down from a parent’s genes. It causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin. …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. In this fact sheet, learn about the causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of SCD.