SickleCell Anemia: Carriers Get Protectionby
Lisa E. L.
copy inherited from each parent: individuals develop the harmful genetic disorder called SickleCell Anemia.
Sicklecell anemia predominantly affects African Americans because of their recent ancestry...
Variations of SickleCellby
Tosin Ola
Since sicklecell is a mutation of a strand of chromosomes, there are several different strains or variations. Here are the five most commonly documented:
Sicklecell trait: The person is carrying...
What is SickleCell?by
Tosin Ola
Okay I know alot of you are probably wondering, what the flip is sicklecell? Here's my shortened personal version that should give you the skinny.
First of all, if you have the sicklecell trait...
SickleCell Clinical Trialsby
Tosin Ola
developed a human stem cell line containing the mutation associated
with sicklecell anemia.
They say...
I got this from Our Voice , a new sicklecell blog that just launched in the blogosphere...
Adult stem cells cure child of sicklecell anemiaby
Stem Cells Malaysia
Research using adult stem cells has saved the life of a Texas boy suffering from sicklecell....
"I was very excited to find that I had a son -- but finding out that he had sicklecell anemia, as a nurse I knew...
Causes
... other related genetic blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, are more common in parts of the world where ... » Read on
Causes
... frica, the Middle East and India. Due to patterns of migration, sickle cell anemia is common among black Caribbean, black Africa ... » Read on