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  2. Sickle cell disease - Wikipedia

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    114,800 (2015) [8] 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]

  3. Race and health in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Life expectancy. The twentieth century witnessed a great expansion of the upper bounds of the human life span. At the beginning of the century, average life expectancy in the United States was 47 years. By the century's end, the average life expectancy had risen to over 70 years, and it was not unusual for Americans to exceed 80 years of age.

  4. David Satcher - Wikipedia

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    He also directed the King-Drew Sickle Cell Research Center for six years. Satcher served as President of Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, from 1982 to 1993. He also held the posts of Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry from 1993 to 1998.

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

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    The main symptoms of sickle cell disease are disruptive to people’s “quality of life and ability to just function as normal humans,” she said. Kayla Smith Owens on her 25th receiving ...

  6. Sideroblastic anemia - Wikipedia

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    Sideroblastic anemia, or sideroachrestic anemia, is a form of anemia in which the bone marrow produces ringed sideroblasts rather than healthy red blood cells (erythrocytes). [1] In sideroblastic anemia, the body has iron available but cannot incorporate it into hemoglobin, which red blood cells need in order to transport oxygen efficiently.

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

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    December 8, 2023 at 10:19 AM. 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 ...

  8. How a national blood shortage could impact people with sickle ...

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    Miller said a national donor blood shortage could severely impact treatment for Americans with sickle cell disease, and in some cases it could be life-threatening. Shortages would mean that ...

  9. 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 ...

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