"Anemia, Sickle Cell" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.
| Descriptor ID |
D000755
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.071.141.150.150 C15.378.420.155 C16.320.070.150 C16.320.365.155
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| Concept/Terms |
Anemia, Sickle Cell- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Anemias, Sickle Cell
- Sickle Cell Anemias
- Hemoglobin S Disease
- Disease, Hemoglobin S
- Hemoglobin S Diseases
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disorders
- Cell Disorder, Sickle
- Cell Disorders, Sickle
- Sickle Cell Disorder
- Sickling Disorder Due to Hemoglobin S
- HbS Disease
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Cell Disease, Sickle
- Cell Diseases, Sickle
- Sickle Cell Diseases
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Anemia, Sickle Cell".
- Diseases [C]
- Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
- Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
- Anemia [C15.378.071]
- Anemia, Hemolytic [C15.378.071.141]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C15.378.071.141.150]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C15.378.071.141.150.150]
- Hemoglobinopathies [C15.378.420]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C15.378.420.155]
- Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital [C16.320.070]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C16.320.070.150]
- Hemoglobinopathies [C16.320.365]
- Anemia, Sickle Cell [C16.320.365.155]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Anemia, Sickle Cell".
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2011 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anemia, Sickle Cell" by people in Profiles.
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Genetics and Genomics in Sickle Cell Disease in Africa. Am J Hematol. 2026 04; 101 Suppl 1:47-55.
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Relation of sleep quality, sleep disturbance, and hydroxyurea use to neurocognitive function in youth living with sickle cell disease. Sleep. 2026 Mar 11; 49(3).
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Microfluidic capillary transit velocity as a functional measure for sickle cell disease and in vitro-derived red blood cells. Lab Chip. 2026 Feb 17; 26(4):976-990.
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Mental health challenges associated with sickle cell disease and strategies to address them: Reflections from a community input panel. J Natl Med Assoc. 2026 Apr; 118(2):178-182.
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Hospital Variations in Time-To-Crisis-Resolution Among Children and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease. Am J Hematol. 2026 Jan; 101(1):206-212.
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The Association of Sleep Quality, Sociodemographic, and Disease-Related Factors in Youth Living With Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Jan; 73(1):e32115.
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Safety and Feasibility of Fertility Preservation and Fertility Outcomes in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia Undergoing Gene Therapy. Transplant Cell Ther. 2025 Nov; 31(11):934.e1-934.e8.
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Unexpected Seizure Complication Post-Apheresis in a Young Adult With Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Report. J Clin Apher. 2025 Aug; 40(4):e70044.
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Statewide Academic Performance of High School Students With Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Oct; 72(10):e31947.
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Recombinase polymerase amplification for single nucleotide polymorphism-specific detection of ?C variant in sickle cell disease. Anal Biochem. 2025 Oct; 705:115919.