anemia clinically resembling sickle cell anemia, in which those affected are compound heterozygous for the sickle cell gene and a thalassemia gene; about 60-80% of hemoglobin is Hb S, up to 20% Hb F, and the remainder Hb A. Synonym(s): microdrepanocytic anemia
microdrepanocytic anemia
(1) Sickle cell anemia, see there. (2) Sickle-thalassemia disease, see there.