Sickle cell anemia is one of a group of inherited blood ... in having the sickle-cell trait. The exact mechanism of this is not known, but it is thought that the sickle shape is less able to ...

Sickle cell anemia, a type of sickle cell disease (SCD ... There are a couple of ways gene therapy can tackle SCD. Both of these mechanisms target your hemoglobin genes. Hemoglobin helps your ...

There are more types of sickle cell crisis than a vaso-occlusive crisis, writes columnist Mary Shaniqua, who summarizes ...

Hemoglobin SS, also called sickle cell anemia, is usually the most severe type of this disorder. A blood test can check for the defective form of hemoglobin found in people with sickle cell disease.

The mechanism by which SCT protects against malaria may also work in people with SCD. However, the risks associated with having SCD far outweigh this benefit. People with sickle cell anemia (SCA ...

This destruction of RBCs results in a number of complications, such as anemia, jaundice, fever, and organ damage. Sickle cell disease ... Several mechanisms may provide individuals living with ...

A 21-year-old man has become the first person in New York—and one of the first in the world—to be cured of sickle cell anemia ...

Background: The Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea (HU) in Sickle Cell Anemia (MSH) previously showed that daily oral HU reduces painful sickle cell (SS) crises by 50% in patients with moderate to ...

Fewer ED visits per year and fewer hospital days per year seen in association with hydroxyurea use. HealthDay News — For children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), hydroxyurea has sustained ...

The quality of life of patients with sickle cell anemia is severely compromised similar to or even worse than patients with other chronic diseases such as arthritis. Patients who responded to ...