On this map, the distribution of sickle-cell anemia haplotypes among nations with high prevalence of the disease are shown. Five distinct beta-globin haplotypes (indicated by colors) are found in ...

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Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found that being a carrier for sickle cell disease, known as having sickle cell trait, increases the risk of blood clots, a risk that is the same among diverse ...

Sickle Cell disease is an autosomal recessive disorder ... In Ashkenazim populations, up to 11 percent of the people are Tay-Sachs carriers. During World War II, TB ran rampant in Eastern European ...

I introduced the idea of genetics-based prenatal diagnosis for early detection of sickle cell disease in Cameroon and South Africa in 2007 and 2010, respectively. Over the past 15 years I have ...

Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious hereditary blood disease, were more likely to survive malaria, a disease which kills some 1.2 million people every year.

The study found that people with sickle cell trait have a 1.45-fold higher risk of venous thromboembolism than those without sickle cell trait, a risk that is similar across all studied genetic ...

Over that century, science has made major strides in understanding the disease’s basic biology and genetics. In 1949 Linus Pauling led research that would describe sickle cell as the first ...

Eric Boodman, a STAT general assignment reporter, is the author of a series about sickle cell disease and forced sterilizations. She knew what it was to have pain she couldn’t put into words ...

September is Sickle Cell Awareness month and One Brooklyn Health is on a mission to dispel myths around the disease and provide support and services that Sickle Cell patients need. The experts ...

Thousands of cyclists took off Sunday morning in the Tour De Bronx, a journey through the borough for bike enthusiasts of all skill levels. Sunday promises lots of sunshine and comfortable ...