Sickle Cell Anemia: Symptoms An inherited disease in which the red blood cells have an abnormal crescent shape, block small blood vessels,…
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Sickle Cell Anemia: Tests An inherited disease in which the red blood cells have an abnormal crescent shape, block small blood vessels,…
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Sickle Cell Anemia: Treatments An inherited disease in which the red blood cells have an abnormal crescent shape, block small blood vessels,…
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PSA Test (Prostate-Specific Antigen Test)
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016PSA Test (Prostate-Specific Antigen Test) A protein made by the prostate gland and found in the blood. Prostate-specific antigen blood levels may…
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta (see Brittle Bone Disease)
by explainingmedicine June 13, 2016Brittle Bone Disease (Osteogenesis Imperfecta, OI) A genetic disorder characterized by bones that break easily, often from little or no apparent cause.…
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Melanoma of the Skin: Tests A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in melanocytes (cells that color the skin). Part of:…
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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) A rare genetic condition that causes brown spots and tumors on the skin, freckling in skin areas not…
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Fanconi Anemia: Prevention Fanconi anemia, or FA, is a rare, inherited blood disorder that leads to bone marrow failure. The disorder also…