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In cases of a sickle cell bone marrow transplant, the best results come from a sibling.
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
But tragedy intervened, including Watkins’ sickle cell diagnosis, Lopes' legal troubles, and her eventual death in a car accident at age 30.
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Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The 19-year-old was born with sickle cell disease, which makes his red blood cells crescent-shaped and sticky.
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Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
The most common diseases that the vouchers have been awarded for include Duchenne muscular dystrophy, neuroblastoma and sickle cell anemia.
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Victoria Knight, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
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“Sickle cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickle%20cell. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
sickle cell
noun
: an abnormal red blood cell that is crescent-shaped
Medical Definition
sickle cell
noun1
: an abnormal rigid, sticky red blood cell of crescent shape
2
: a condition characterized by sickle cells : sickle cell anemia, sickle-cell trait
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