Sickle cell anemia (sickle cell disease), a blood disease which shortens life expectancy, is cause by an inherited abnormal hemoglobin. Symptoms may include:
- bacterial infections,
- painful swelling of the hands and feet,
- fever,
- leg ulcers,
- fatigue,
- anemia,
- eye damage,
- and lung and heart injury.
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