September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. While many people are familiar with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell traits have also plagued our community. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an inherited blood ...

A Metairie man is now the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy.

For people living with genetic disorders such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia, stigma can be as damaging as the ...

HBB-β S: An A greater than T point mutation results in the substitution of glutamate for valine in the sixth amino acid position (or seventh, if the… Development of SCD depends on whether the ...

Sickle cell disease is a hereditary condition, which means a person inherits it from their biological parents. The condition occurs when a person inherits two copies of the hemoglobin beta (HBB) gene ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited group of monogenic disorders characterized by a mutation in the beta-globin gene (HBB) that encodes hemoglobin (Hb) S, either in the homozygous state (sickle ...

A simple premarital blood test can identify sickle cell carriers, helping couples make informed reproductive decisions and ...

Daniel Cressy, a 23-year-old from New Orleans, has made history as the first person in Louisiana to achieve a functional cure for sickle cell disease through gene therapy. He underwent this ...

People are often encouraged to “know their status,” however this healthy habit can be applied to more than just safe-sex practices. Although they are not the only community who suffers with sickle ...

Amos Andoh, has stressed the importance of advocacy and public education in the fight against sickle cell disease, calling on ...

India carries a significant share of the global burden of sickle cell anaemia with millions of people either affected by SCD ...