Sickle cell anemia It is a congenital hemoglobinopathy that develops as a result of a mutation in the gene that synthesizes the beta chain of hemoglobin and causes the deformation of erythrocytes. Erythrocytes are easily broken, which is followed by the development of anemia.
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