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Sickle- Cell Anemia

Genetic Disorders:. Sickle- Cell Anemia. Sickle-Cell’s “ Sick ” History (pun intended). Hydroxyurea became the first (and only) drug proven to prevent complications of sickle cell disease in the Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Anemia. History Continued…. 1955.

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Sickle- Cell Anemia

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  1. Genetic Disorders: Sickle- Cell Anemia

  2. Sickle-Cell’s “Sick” History(pun intended)

  3. Hydroxyurea became the first (and only) drug proven to prevent complications of sickle cell disease in the Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Anemia. History Continued… • 1955

  4. What is Sickle-Cell anemia?

  5. What is this like visually?

  6. The Symptoms include…

  7. More Symptoms • Excessive Thirst • Poor eyesight • Strokes • Frequent urination

  8. How do you get Sickle Cell Anemia?

  9. Chromosome that codes for Sickle Hemoglobin is… Chromosome 11 carries the gene HBB that is associated with Sickle Cell Anemia.

  10. Living with Sickle Cell Anemia Most people with sickle cell anemia can still lead perfectly normal lives. However, symptoms of the disease such as episodes of severe pain known as “crisis”, chronic pain, fatigue and frequent hospitalization may hinder a sickle cell patient’s life. For the family, it may be a very painful thing emotionally because of the frequent hospitalizations and the hospital bills that would accumulate from that and also because of the daily pain that the patient would have to go through.

  11. Other examples of types of treatment: Leg ulcers - treated with cleansing solutions and medicated creams or ointments Gallbladder– surgery to remove the stones. How is Sickle Cell Anemia treated?

  12. Celebrities who have Sickle-Cell Anemia

  13. Fun Facts

  14. Works Cited • http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPoI12onK1IfN9oN1f9sSpBa77j4OJHIkfk5OO1vptodi8Zb6wefW8RWf2 • http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/blood/sickle_cell_anemia.html# • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca/ • http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/posters/chromosome/hbb.shtml • http://usermeds.com/static/05df83cdfbf274b09dbf163f665bbb5c.jpg • http://www.daviddarling.info/images/inheriting_sickle_cell_genes.jpg • http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5la80eSaL9U/TVjamNY2PyI/AAAAAAAAA24/1eIG7RdjNvg/s320/anemia__symptoms.png • http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001554/ • http://majestiqueworld.blogspot.com/2008/07/interesting-facts-about-sickle-cell.html • https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQoZU-Jwtt10Y3lUUINSJ9nQcHaWXRa2_LAQeMo_y-Ph5VeK76P • https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRx8KUdRxn9QRerv01FzBmn2jrWr9Q2m-MxtmBbh6amFjUrF-8X • https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRg9Z0dbiS7LCAL8PejSrhnmGjKBWzDMF2KhgRygD3nhKY_zpfn • https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0BvujmrHRit9MqemT_7QH3XbuIjJlZF83HwZ_EDtkZFCUyWN5

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