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Indications for red blood cell transfusion. Transfusion therapy for sickle-cell disease entails the use of red blood cell transfusions in the management of acute cases of sickle cell disease and as a prophylaxis to prevent complications by decreasing the number of red blood cells (RBC) that can sickle by adding normal red blood cells.
T-Boz opened up to the public about the disease in 1996; [26] she later became one of the spokespersons for Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. [27] [28] In 2002, she was hospitalized for four months due to a flare-up of sickle-cell anemia. [29] She is a national co-chair of the progressive organization Health Care Voter. [30]
Voxelotor has been shown to have disease-modifying potential by increasing hemoglobin levels and decreasing hemolysis indicators in sickle cell patients. [8] It initially appeared to have an acceptable safety profile in sickle cell patients and healthy volunteers, without any dose-limiting toxicity noted in clinical trials. [9]
Tony Delk is the president of the Taylor Delk Sickle Cell Foundation. The foundation is named after his daughter, who has sickle cell disease. [10] Delk divorced from his former wife, Margie Delk, in 2007. [11]
Harvey Akio Itano (Japanese: ハーベイ・アキオ・イタノ [1], November 3, 1920 – May 8, 2010) was an American biochemist best known for his work on the molecular basis of sickle cell anemia and other diseases.
The Sickle Cell Society , established as a registered charity in 1979, was founded by a group of people with sickle cell disease, their parents and their physicians, aims to improve understanding and management of the condition.
Crizanlizumab, sold under the brand name Adakveo among others, is a monoclonal antibody medication that binds to P-selectin. [3] It is a medication used to reduce the frequency of vaso-occlusive crisis in people aged 16 years and older who have sickle cell anemia.
A Sickle Cell Anemia Story and Coloring Book (Sickle Cell Anemia Workshop, 1972) Famous Black Americans (Judson Press, 1973) ISBN 0817005919 Happy Birthday America (Signet Book, 1975)