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Sickle-Cell Disease
Sickle cell anemia is caused by a change in hemoglobin's primary structure
This scanning electron micrograph shows red blood cells. Some exhibit the normal donut-shaped morphology while others exhibit the sickle shape characteristic of those with sickle-cell trait or sickle-cell disease.
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