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Red blood cells viewed through a microscope. The arrow points to a cell with the sickle-shaped malformation indicative of sickle cell disease, which is caused by a genetic abnormality. Credit: CDC/Dr.
This microscope photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows crescent- shaped red blood cells from a sickle cell disease patient in1972. The disorder affects hemoglobin, the ...
The blood of a sickle cell patient under a light microscope. The sickling of the otherwise round red blood cells is clearly visible. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...