Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in special groups: A single-center experience in sickle cell disease patients in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Rehab Y Al-Ansari (Author), Leena M Abdalla (Author), Yasmin A Qomawi (Author), Laila J Alromaih (Author), Mohanad O Bakkar (Author), Amal S Shilash (Author), Nawaf Y Zakary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of hereditary diseases, inherited as autosomal recessive disorder, which causes mutation in the β-globin gene. As a result, there is a change in the sixth amino acid from glutamic acid to valine. The affected red blood cell is then prone to polymeriza...