Exome sequencing (ES) is commonly used to diagnose Mendelian disorders, which occur when pathogenic variant(s) in a gene are ...

A Bahrain study shows CT scans to check for blood clots in lung blood vessels increased significantly in people with sickle ...

This week's Guest Voice is Richard Bayliss, who talks about three coping tools he's found useful in living with sickle cell ...

The drug significantly reduced ER visits and hospital days in children MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An oral chemotherapy drug can safely and effectively manage sickle cell disease in ...

The drug significantly reduced ER visits and hospital days in children MONDAY, April 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- An oral chemotherapy drug can safely and effectively manage sickle cell disease in ...

Limited awareness about the need to know one’s sickle cell genotype is affecting mass screening for the disease. Sickle cell disease is a congenital blood disorder that presents with the production of ...

Bhopal: Governor Mangubhai Patel inaugurated the genetic analysis laboratory and DNA sequencer machine at BMHRC's sickle cell anaemia competence centre. He also launched a seminar titled "Genetic ...

The quality of life of patients with sickle cell anemia is severely compromised similar to or even worse than patients with other chronic diseases such as arthritis. Patients who responded to ...

Hydroxyurea remains effective long-term in reducing emergency department visits and hospital days for children living with sickle cell disease ... improving anemia, and reducing the risk of ...

“The treatment usually was, if you have a matched sibling who had a sickle cell trait or not, they were the best donors to get an allogenic stem cell transplant,” Dr. Mosalpuria said.

it is referred to as "HbAS" or "sickle cell trait". Other, rarer forms of sickle-cell disease include sickle-haemoglobin C disease (HbSC), sickle beta-plus-thalassaemia (HbS/β+) and sickle beta ...