Sentences with phrase «because sickled cells»

Reducing the sickling is also significant because sickled cells are more prone to being damaged when passing through narrow capillaries.

Over half a century ago, scientists realized that's because the sickle cell mutation affects only the «adult» version of hemoglobin.

Not exact matches

The mutation that causes sickle cell anemia most probably became dominant because it gave some protection against malaria — but at a cost of its own.

Try to keep your child from getting stressed or dehydrated, and avoid exposing him to extremely cold temperatures, because these conditions have been shown to contribute to sickle cell crises.

For example, if you or your baby's father were previously screened for genetic disorders (such as sickle cell trait, cystic fibrosis, or Tay Sachs), those tests will not need to be repeated because the results would be the same.

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(borrowed from Dr Kitty) Breech Twins and higher order multiples Previous CS Pre-Eclampsia Placenta praevia Cervical incompetence Previous late stillbirth Previous premature birth Grand multiparty Age under 18 Age over 35 Smoking Drug use Severe mental health issue Epilepsy Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes Gestational diabetes Asthma GBS positive Abnormal antibodies Transplant recipient Congenital heart disease Known foetal abnormality Immunosuppressive medication MS Physical disability Intellectual disability Hypothyroidism Hyperthyroidism Previous shoulder dystocia Previous 3rd or 4th degree tear Sickle Cell anaemia BMI under 18 or over 35 at conception Previous massive PPH APH in current pregnancy HIV / AIDS Hepatitis B or C Active TB IUGR Oligohydramnios Polyhydramnios Child previously removed from custody because of abuse Uterine abnormalities such as uterine septum or double uterus Previous uterine surgery for fibroids Chronic renal problems Hypertension Auto immune condition Previous stroke or blod clot Cancer Domestic violence or abusive home Prisoners Homeless women

That's because red blood cells afflicted with sickle cell tend to sickle and die after an average of only 10 days.

«While sickle cell newborn screening is standard in the U.S., very few infants are screened in Africa because of the high cost and level of skill needed to run traditional tests,» says Dr. Little, Director of the Adult Sickle Cell Anemia Center, UH Seidman Cancer Center and Associate Professor at the School of Medsickle cell newborn screening is standard in the U.S., very few infants are screened in Africa because of the high cost and level of skill needed to run traditional tests,» says Dr. Little, Director of the Adult Sickle Cell Anemia Center, UH Seidman Cancer Center and Associate Professor at the School of Mediccell newborn screening is standard in the U.S., very few infants are screened in Africa because of the high cost and level of skill needed to run traditional tests,» says Dr. Little, Director of the Adult Sickle Cell Anemia Center, UH Seidman Cancer Center and Associate Professor at the School of MedSickle Cell Anemia Center, UH Seidman Cancer Center and Associate Professor at the School of MedicCell Anemia Center, UH Seidman Cancer Center and Associate Professor at the School of Medicine.

In the 1970s, for instance, many African - Americans were denied jobs and insurance coverage because they carried a gene for sickle - cell anemia.

«Secondary benefits of this trial include the significant improvement in clinical care for children with sickle cell disease at each of the 29 sites because each location had a designated hematologist, neurologist, neuroradiologist and psychologist working as a team to identify and decrease further injury to the brain in this vulnerable population.»

Because the deformation of red blood cells is a key factor in the Fåhræus - Lindqvist layer, its properties are altered in diseases, such as sickle cell anemia, that affect the shape and rigidity of those cells.

Contrary to reports of premature deaths, carriers of the sickle - cell gene were in almost all cases healthy; because genes come in pairs, carriers had one normal copy of the gene, making normal hemoglobin.

«It was a surprising result because the common wisdom was that it was just the sickle cells that block the capillary.»

«In the end the rigid sickle cells are really playing a secondary role because the causality starts with the deformable cells that stick to the wall,» Karniadakis said.

In the 1970s, many blacks were denied jobs and insurance coverage because they carried a gene for sickle - cell anemia, including those who lacked the two copies of a mutation necessary to get sick.

Dr. Sharma theorized that the diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing could be missed in this population because adults with sickle cell disease are not generally obese, a common risk factor for apnea, and daytime sleepiness is attributed to the pain medications necessary to treat symptoms of the disease.

Teachers appreciate this facility, because it allows students to model Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium in gene systems under selective pressure — such as the sickle cell mutation.

Kwiatkowski and his team suspect that the variation might be subject to something called balancing selection — just like the sickle cell variation — where genes are selected because of their ability to protect against malaria, but are kept from becoming too common because of their potential downsides.

This is important because in an age in which «identity» has become the most slippery of constructs, «sickle - cell» has become a rock - solid signifier of Blackness and Black people.

And because only Black people are affected by it, the government, the medical profession and the nation at large accord sickle cell scant recognition.

For example, we know that African Americans are disproportionately affected by sickle cell disease, so if research proposals to control sickle cell were systematically turned down, one might argue that this is racially discriminatory, because of the disparate impact of the policy.

Because anemia has to do with the blood, it is sometimes a symptom of another underlying health issue or as a symptom of a blood disease such as sickle cell anemia.