Frequently asked question: Does every sickle cell patient get the same symptoms and with the same level of severity?

How many of the symptoms you will experience differs from one person to the next. This is because the symptoms depend on various factors, such as the type of sickle cell disease, the severity of your anemia or the speed of the breakdown of red blood cells, how often you suffer sickle cell crises or infections, and how severe these are.

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