镰形细胞贫血症是一种能使细胞发生镰形变化的血液病。
Sickle-cell anemia is a blood disease that causes the cell to form a characteristic sickle-shape.
患有镰形细胞贫血症的婴儿一般在6个月大的时候才会表现出病发症状。
Babies with sickle cell disease typically do not exhibit symptoms until after 6 months of age.
在一种特殊的遗传疾病镰形细胞贫血症中，红血球不是圆盘状而是镰刀状。
In one particular inherited disease, sickle cell anaemia, the red blood cells, instead of being flat discs, are sickle shaped.
这样的筛选技术和早期介入性治疗显著降低了患镰形细胞贫血症儿童的死亡率。
Such screening techniques and early intervention therapies have sharply lowered the mortality rate in children with sickle cell disease.
从2006年起，新生儿镰形细胞贫血症筛查检验已经在美国所有50个州实行。
Since 2006, newborn screening tests for sickle cell disease have been performed in all 50 states.
其他研究者正在钻研基因疗法，这也是镰形细胞贫血症的另一疗法，然而进展很缓慢。
Other researchers are working on gene therapy as another approach to cure sickle cell disease, but progress has been slow.
这幅图片显示了两种红血细胞：正常红血细胞(红色背景)和患有镰形细胞贫血症的红血细胞(前景)。
This image shows two red blood cells: a normal red blood cell (colored red in the background) and a red blood cell affected by sickle-cell anemia (in the foreground).
这幅图片显示了两种红血细胞：正常红血细胞(红色背景)和患有镰形细胞贫血症的红血细胞(前景)。
This image shows two red blood cells: a normal red blood cell (colored red in the background) and a red blood cell affected by sickle-cell anemia (in the foreground).
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