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Understanding Sickle Cell Anemia and the Need for Early DiagnosisSickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder caused by a ...

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The CDC estimates that over 100,000 people in the United States have been diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Of those 100,000, over 90% are Black, and somewhere between 3-9% are Latino or Hispanic.

VA lawmakers are considering a proposed bill that could boost funding for research and care related to sickle cell disease, ...

According to CDC, sickle cell is a genetic condition present at birth, inherited when a child receives two genes—one from each parent—that code for abnormal hemoglobin. [iStockphoto ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Sickle Cell Anaemia develops when one's body makes an abnormal form of the protein (haemoglobin) in the blood that carries oxygen. The abnormal ...