SICKLE CELL DISEASE

Abstract

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common chronic hereditary blood disease in Brazil, with a higher prevalence among people of African descent. SCD originates from mutations in the β-globin gene, causing red blood cells to appear in sickle form when they lose oxygen in their natural state. It usually appears after infection during the first six months of life until a stroke (stroke). The objective of this work is to present the laboratory diagnosis of sickle cell anemia and of its carriers of these traits, emphasizing that this disease affects all genders and races. This present work was carried out through a bibliographic review that sought to understand all the elements involved in the theme.