Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disease. It is
particularly common in populations from sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, India,
the Middle East and the Mediterranean basin.
The characteristics of the different levels of the phenotype of sickle cell
disease are:
- At the organic level: severe anemia, weakness, respiratory disorders, heart attack and blood
(blood circulation is Unusual).
- At the cellular level: the low number of red blood
cells, Change its shape (crescent, or sickle), this latter leads to the blockage
of blood vessels and thus non saturate tissue of blood
- At the molecular level: Hemoglobin in the lack of oxygen is less soluble,
forming a solid
grid of fibers
in the cytoplasm of erythrocytes.
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