What Is Sickle Cell Trait? Sickle cell trait (SCT) is a genetic blood disorder. That means it’s inherited or passed down from a parent to a child (or children). Sickle cell trait is ...

New gene therapy improves the life of 18-year-old with Sickle Cell Disease which affects 5,000 New Jersey residents living ...

AFRO: Can you explain the genetic biology of sickle cell disease ? If my partner and I were to both carry the gene, but neither of us have sickle cell disease, how does our child end up with it ...

In the UK, approximately 17,500 people have sickle cell disease and 300 babies are born with the condition each year. It is a genetic disorder caused by inherited mutations in a person's DNA that ...

Barbara Harrison, director of community outreach at the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease spoke about what genetic counseling is and the importance of it and knowing your status.

Previous research investigating the relationship between sickle cell trait and blood clots have only included individuals of African genetic ancestry and self-identified Black participants because ...

The genetic mutation responsible for sickle cell disease means red blood cells fold, or sickle, where they can block blood vessels and prevent oxygen from being ferried around the body ...

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder in which red blood cells' shape alters to resemble a crescent moon, leading to blocked veins, excruciating pain, potential organ failure and early death.

Aaron Scott was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth. Sickle cell is a genetic blood disorder that affects the protein which effects the shape and function of red blood cells. The disorder largely ...

Sponsor Message So Adekanbi was thrilled when, in late 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetic treatments for sickle cell, a disease that disproportionately affects Black ...