单词	sickle cell anemia
释义	sickle cell anemia noun : a chronic inherited anemia that occurs primarily in individuals of African, Mediterranean, or southwest Asian ancestry who are homozygous for the gene controlling hemoglobin S and that is characterized especially by episodic blocking of small blood vessels by sickle cells called also sickle cell disease Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In the meeting, Greene also raised the issue of sickle cell anemia — a genetic disorder related to one’s ancestry, not skin color — and suggested a genetic link to Black maternal mortality. Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 Later this year, the company will test its first drug on people with sickle cell anemia. New York Times, 27 June 2022 One condition, sickle cell anemia, is a mutation that occurs in people affected by malaria, which is more prominent in climates with heavy rainfall. Wired, 14 July 2022 Results from an advanced study of Pyrukynd in thalassemia, a condition related to sickle cell anemia, are expected in 2024, and pivotal results from a sickle cell disease study could come in 2025. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 Medical experts have suggested the young pharaoh suffered from malaria or sickle cell anemia. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 Others are working on treatments for blindness, sickle cell anemia and other genetic disorders. Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 26 Oct. 2021 Cell therapies can also be provided to patients with sickle cell anemia, most of whom are African American. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Prodigy died June 20, 2017 from complications from sickle cell anemia at the age of 42. Dan Rys, Billboard, 20 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1922, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition sickle cell anemia noun variants also sickle cell disease : a chronic anemia that occurs in individuals (as those of African or Mediterranean descent) who are homozygous for the gene controlling hemoglobin S and that is characterized by destruction of red blood cells and by episodic blocking of blood vessels by the adherence of sickle cells to the vascular endothelium which causes the serious complications of the disease (as organ failure)
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