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What is sickle-cell anemia caused by?

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Sickle-cell anemia is a disorder of the blood caused by an inherited abnormal hemoglobin which is an oxygen-carrying protein within the red blood cells. The abnormal hemoglobin causes distorted (sickled appearing under a microscope) red blood cells.
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