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Description: Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) and its variants are genetic disorders of mutant hemoglobins (Hb). The most common form found in North America is homozygous Hb S disease, first described by Herrick in 1910. Morbidity, frequency of crisis, degree of anemia, and the organ systems involved vary considerably from individual to individual.
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Added: Sun Dec 31 2006