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Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell anemia is not as new as scientific documentation indicates. It was first documented in Africa in the 1870s and resulted in many deaths prior to the research that made management of it more effective. While there is no cure for the disease, there are interventions and treatment available that helps in minimizing and alleviating the symptoms of the disease. The following paper provides an overview of sickle cell anemia and current research on it to broaden the general understanding of this disease.
I. History
Hemoglobinopathy is the study of genetic abnormalities that involves the globin chains of hemoglobin, the red component in the blood that carries oxygen. The most common of these include the sickle cell trait. The first documented case of sickle cell disease was that of dental student Walter Clement Noel of Chicago in 1904 but symptoms associated with the disease is mentioned in African writings, referring the condition as......

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