Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited red blood cell disorder in the United States. It affects about 100,000 people, most of them Black or Hispanic. The disease can cause severe pain, joint ...

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Unfortunately, sickle cell anemia is more common in certain ethnic groups, Black or African-American being one of them. It’s estimated that about 1 in 13 Black American babies are born with sickle ...