Sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders, affects around 100,000 individuals in the United States and is predominant among African Americans.
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Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Breakthrough treatments on the horizon
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, but Naz Evans and his family don’t need a special month to be aware of this inherited blood disorder.
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Help ease patient pain during Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Sickle cell disease impacts more than 100,000 people across the country, most of whom are of African descent.
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African American blood urgently needed to help sickle cell patients
The Twin Cities Metro has an emergency blood and platelet shortage.
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FDA approves first new sickle cell medication in 20 years
In the U.S., approximately one in 500 African Americans and one in 1,200 Hispanic Americans are born with sickle cell disease. Approximately two million Americans — including about eight-to-12 percent of the African American population — are carriers of the disease. Carriers of the disease are said to have the “sickle cell trait.”
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FDA approves first new sickle cell medication in 20 years
In the U.S., approximately one in 500 African Americans and one in 1,200 Hispanic Americans are born with sickle cell disease. Approximately two million Americans — including about eight-to-12 percent of the African American population — are carriers of the disease. Carriers of the disease are said to have the “sickle cell trait.”