There is no evidence to support physical exertion without rhabdomyolysis or heat injury causing sudden death in individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT), nor is there evidence that SCT causes acute ...

Exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) gene therapy offers a potential cure for severe sickle cell disease, now available on NHS.

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Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder characterised by the production of an abnormal haemoglobin, known as ...

As is the case for institutions treating the disease, a majority of the sickle cell patients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital are African American. The hospital recognized the need ...

In 2019, the first CRISPR clinical trials were conducted to treat sickle cell diseases and in 2020, this treatment was ...

After moving from Sierra Leone to London, guest columnist Richard Bayliss received a proper diagnosis and care plan for his sickle cell.

The researchers found that people who were economically deprived, even in the absence of sickle cell disease, had more ...

Results showed that sickle cell patients suffer from premature brain aging, and that the aging affects their performance on ...

the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. This blockage reduces oxygen supply (ischaemia) and can result in retinal damage or the death of retinal tissue. Proliferative Sickle Cell ...

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African Americans are also at risk for a certain type of anemia called sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease that causes sickle-shaped blood cells that can’t carry oxygen ...