Trusted Resources: Evidence & Education
Scientific literature and patient education texts
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
year: 2017
summary/abstract:Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. In SCD, the red blood cells become hard and sticky and look like a C-shaped farm tool called a “sickle.” People with SCD can live full lives and enjoy most of the activities that other people do. If you have SCD, it’s important to learn how to stay as healthy as possible.
read moreRelated Content
-
SCDAA Gene Therapy Town Hall – Webinarhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J77Gq9yI...
-
New digital education platform for the SCD communityhttps://www.onescdvoice.com/wp-content/u...
-
Study Suggests Ways of Improving Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell DiseaseResearchers in Spain have defined cutoff...
-
Family cord blood banking for sickle cell disease: a twenty-year experience in two dedicated public cord blood banksEfforts to implement family cord blood b...
-
Genetic Modifiers of White Blood Cell Count, Albuminuria and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children with Sickle Cell...Discovery and validation of genetic vari...
-
Sickle Cell Disease: After Years of Neglect Some Promise for SufferersIt’s Black History Month, when the nat...
-
MARAC Statement: Update About COVIDThe worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 (SARS...
To improve your experience on this site, we use cookies. This includes cookies essential for the basic functioning of our website, cookies for analytics purposes, and cookies enabling us to personalize site content. By clicking on 'Accept' or any content on this site, you agree that cookies can be placed. You may adjust your browser's cookie settings to suit your preferences. More Information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.