Greetings To All, SCMN Holiday Giving Toy and Food Drive Donation Benefiting children with Red Blood Cell Disorders Sickle-cell disease (SCD), or sickle-cell anaemia (or anemia, SCA) or drepanocytosis, is an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder with overdominance, characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape. Sickling decreases the cells' flexibility and results in a risk of various complications. The sickling occurs … [Read more...]