Sickle cell anemia (HbSS) is the homozygous dominant variant and the most common and severe form of the disease. Whereas patients who only inherited one gene encoding for abnormal HbS and a different ...
The Focus on Sickle Cell Foundation (FoSCel) has called on Ghanaians to make genotype testing a priority before entering ...
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) remains a silent scourge—a genetic disorder passed down with the heavy hand of biology but sustained through societal neglect. In Nigeria, the burden is not only colossal—it ...
How is it that you’re alive? It’s a question that we rarely ask ourselves—but it’s one that has a definite answer. We all know our heart pumps life-giving oxygen throughout our bodies. How does that ...
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited disorder of red blood cells. Some parents may learn that their infant has this disorder after prenatal testing. Hospitals also test for SCA after birth as part ...
Sickle Cell advocacy groups in Lagos have called on both federal and state governments to enact legislation mandating genotype screening for all newborns and citizens, as part of efforts to curb the ...
Sickle cell thalassemia occurs when you inherit both a sickle cell gene mutation and a thalassemia gene mutation. Symptoms are similar to other types of sickle cell disease but can vary depending on ...
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Sickle cell disease: What you need to know about SCD
Although sickle cell disease (SCD) is not as widespread in the Philippines compared to other populations, it is still worth knowing what this disease is all about, especially as we observe World ...
This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...
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