EBK ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI
EBK ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSI
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ISBN: 8220103633604
Author: KELLER
Publisher: PEARSON
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Sickle cell anemia is a type of genetic disorder where the red blood corpuscles (RBCs) become rigid and sickle-shaped or crescent shaped instead of normal round shape. Only the individual who carries two copies of the defective genes shows the symptoms of sickle-cell anemia. When the oxygen level decreases in the body, the abnormal hemoglobin of RBCs causes it to become sickle-shaped and rupture.

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