Sickle cell anemia (HbSS) is the homozygous dominant variant and the most common and severe form of the disease. Whereas patients who only inherited one gene encoding for abnormal HbS and a different ...

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition that impacts red blood cells. It can cause a variety of symptoms, which may include anemia, infections, and blockages in blood vessels. Sickle cell disease ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Ensuring no one fights alone. The Carilion Clinic Sickle Cell Collaborative is holding a walk to honor sickle cell patients and their caregivers on Saturday. Sickle cell disease is a ...

Recent therapies like hydroxyurea (Droxia, Bristol-Myers Squibb), the first FDA-approved drug for SCD in 1994, increase fetal hemoglobin (HbF), which, through unknown pathways, improves SCD symptoms ...

Sickle cell anemia is the most serious form of sickle cell disease (SCD). It occurs when a person inherits an irregular hemoglobin gene from each parent. Certain groups of people are more at risk of ...

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Research suggests sickle cell anemia may offer some protection against HIV and may also slow HIV progression. However, experts still need further research to understand why this occurs. Share on ...

Sickle cell anemia refers to a group of genetic blood disorders that affect a person’s levels of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen. Sickle cell anemia causes a person’s ...

Nikki Peterson, like approximately 100,000 other Americans, was born with sickle cell anemia. The 43-year-old lives in Upper Marlboro, Md., and ends up in the hospital about four times during what she ...

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