Key Difference – Sickle Cell Disease vs Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell disease is a common hereditary hemoglobinopathy caused by a point mutation in beta globin that promotes the polymerization of deoxygenated hemoglobin, leading to red cell distortion, hemolytic anemia, micro vascular obstruction and ischemic tissue damage. Sickle cell anemia is a severe hereditary […]