sickle cell disease
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Surviving sickle cell disease
Today, June 19, is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. Sickle cell disease is a genetically inherited disorder in which hemoglobin — the molecule that carries oxygen in red blood cells — clumps together, leading to misshapen red blood cells that form a sickle or crescent moon shape. In Canada, it is estimated that there are more than…
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