The decision comes after Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics’ Casgevy was approved in the UK and US for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia.

The study found that people with sickle cell trait have a 1.45-fold higher risk of venous thromboembolism than those without sickle cell trait, a risk that is similar across all studied genetic ...

It’s been almost a year since the Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetic treatments for sickle cell disease. So far, only a few patients have received the long-awaited treatments.

The genetic revolution offers a tantalizing glimpse of a future free from sickle cell disease. It must not be exclusive preserve of a small number of patients in rich countries.

The study found that people with sickle cell trait have a 1.45-fold higher risk of venous thromboembolism than those without sickle cell trait, a risk that is similar across all studied genetic ...

Sickle cell disease affects nearly 8 million people worldwide, most in sub-Saharan Africa. Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering – here’s what you need to ...

By Aria Brent AFRO Staff Writer [email protected] . Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder that affects over 100,000 people in the United States, according to the Sickle Cell Disease ...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disease that can’t be prevented, however being aware of one’s status as a sickle cell trait carrier is a great way of knowing how the disease could affect ...

Myth 4: Sickle Cell Disease Only Causes Pain Fact: Pain is a major symptom of SCD, but the disease affects many organs and systems in the body. It can cause complications like anemia, stroke ...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that causes lifelong suffering—here's what you need to know. Story by Cristina Pina, Victor Hernandez-Hernandez • 2mo. R ight now, ...

WORTH WAITING FOR: Kwaku Ohene-Frempong of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America says "gene therapy is the ultimate cure of sickle cell disease." Back in 1949, Linus Pauling determined that ...

Helen M. Ranney, 89, a physician who was among the first to explore the genetics of sickle-cell disease and scored a number of firsts for women in her profession, ...