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Clumped sickle cells in a blood vessel

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2021

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Clumped sickle cells in a blood vessel

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In sickle cell disease, a genetic mutation causes red blood cells to take a crescent, or sickle, shape that can block blood vessels.

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Clumped sickle cells in a blood vessel
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Clumped sickle cells in a blood vessel