Sickle Cell Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: May 6, 2021
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_1000106
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SCDO_1000106
Preferred Name

Sickle Cell Disease

Definitions
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a pleiotropic inherited disorder of the blood, characterised by the appearance of sickle-shaped red blood cells and anemia. It results from homozygosity for the sickle beta-globin gene mutation at position 6 (glu > val), or compound heterozygosity for the sickle gene and either another mutation for a different hemoglobin variant or one of numerous beta-thalassemia mutations.
Synonyms
Sickle-Cell Disorder
Banana Cell Disease
Sickle Hemoglobinopathy
Sickle Cell Disorder
Drepanocytosis
Sickle Cell Hemoglobinopathy
SCD
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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