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2. Sickle cell disease - Wikipedia

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   Sickle cell disease (SCD), also simply called sickle cell, is a group of hemoglobin-related blood disorders typically inherited. [2] The most common type is known as sickle cell anemia. [2] It results in an abnormality in the oxygen-carrying protein haemoglobin found in red blood cells. [2] This leads to a rigid, sickle -like shape under ...

3. FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first ... - AOL

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   December 8, 2023 at 1:19 PM. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a powerful treatment for sickle cell disease, a devastating illness that affects more than 100,000 Americans, the ...

4. New sickle cell treatment sparks feelings of hope and some ...

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   While sickle cell disease is most known for causing severe pain, patients can experience stroke, heart disease, organ damage and a dangerous condition called acute chest syndrome caused by ...

5. Sickle cell trait - Wikipedia

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   Hematology. Sickle cell trait describes a condition in which a person has one abnormal allele of the hemoglobin beta gene (is heterozygous), but does not display the severe symptoms of sickle cell disease that occur in a person who has two copies of that allele (is homozygous). Those who are heterozygous for the sickle cell allele produce both ...

6. Sickle cell-beta thalassemia - Wikipedia

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   Treatment is the same as for patients with sickle cell disease. Patients may receive hydroxyurea to induce the protective effects of increased fetal hemoglobin production. They may also benefit from blood transfusions especially during vaso-occlusive crises. Patients may be offered chemoprophylaxis with penicillin.

7. FDA considers first CRISPR gene editing treatment that may ...

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   The FDA said treatment for severe sickle cell is an “unmet medical need.” When someone has sickle cell disease their red blood cells don’t function the way they should. Red blood cells are ...