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DOID:10923 - sickle cell anemia


Disease Ontology 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.

Synonyms: drepanocytosis, haemoglobin SC disease, Hb SC disease, Hb-S/Hb-C disease, HbSS disease, Hb-SS disease without crisis, hemoglobin SC disease, Hemoglobin S disease without crisis, Hemoglobin S disease without crisis (disorder), homozygous sickle cell disease, sickle cell anaemia, Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease without crisis

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0011382 - sickle cell anemia

MIM:
MIM:603903 - SICKLE CELL DISEASE

Other Model Organisms: Alliance, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): anemia (is_a), autosomal recessive disease (is_a), blood protein disease (is_a), sickle cell disease (is_a)