What is the cause of sickling of RBC in sickle cell disease?
Correct Answer: Decreased Solubility
Description: In sickle cell disease glutamic acid is replaced by valine. The charge and location of this substitution cause HbS to be conveed from a soluble state into a polymer when it undergoes structural changes that accompany release of oxygen. Hypoxia, acidosis, and hypeonicity facilitate polymer formation. The polymerization of hemoglobin cause the red cell to transform from a deformable, biconcave disk into a rigid, sickle shaped cell. Ref: Rudolph's Fundamentals of Pediatrics By Abraham M. Rudolph, Pages 528-30
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