Symptoms vary from person to person and change over time. Symptoms can include: Anemia. Sickle cells are more fragile than normal red blood cells and tend to die in 10-20 days. Normal cells live ...

Sickle cell anemia is the most severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD). Child sickle cell anemia occurs when a child has a lower level of healthy red blood cells than expected. The condition is ...

What Is Sickle Cell Trait? Sickle cell trait (SCT) is a genetic blood disorder. That means it’s inherited or passed down from a parent to a child (or children). Sickle cell trait is ...

For 21 years, Sebastien Beauzile lived with the chronic pain of sickle cell anemia. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking genetic treatment, he is the first person in New York to be cured of the disease.

Sickle cell anemia is a condition in which red blood cells, instead of staying round and soft, become curved and rigid. The cells clog the bloodstream and cause oxygen deprivation that can result in ...

A 21-year-old man has become the first person in New York—and one of the first in the world—to be cured of sickle cell anemia ...

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