Sickle cell-hemoglobin d disease syndrome

A rare, genetic hemoglobinopathy characterized by all the characteristics of sickle cell anemia (SCA). Clinical course is similar to SCA, including acute episodes of pain, splenic infarction and splenic sequestration crisis, vaso-occlusive crisis, acute chest syndrome, ischemic brain injury, osteomyelitis and avascular bone necrosis. The genotype is characterized by an HbS allele in combination with the HbD variant, beta121Glu>Gln.

Also known as: HbSD disease, sickle cell - haemoglobin D disease, sickle cell - hemoglobin D disease

13 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Sickle cell-hemoglobin d disease syndrome itself.