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Technically, therefore, sickle cell disease protects individuals from malaria.
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Keumars Afifi-Sabet, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 July 2024
Sickle Cell Advocacy Project is a 501 c(3) nonprofit organization that educates and advocates for those living with sickle cell disease and provides support services to the sickle cell community in South Florida.
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Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
The center focuses on sickle cell, which predominantly affects African Americans.
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2024
Many diseases and disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, are caused by misfolded proteins.
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Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
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“Sickle cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickle%20cell. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
sickle cell
noun
: an abnormal red blood cell that is crescent-shaped
Medical Definition
sickle cell
noun1
: an abnormal rigid, sticky red blood cell of crescent shape
2
: a condition characterized by sickle cells : sickle cell anemia, sickle-cell trait
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