BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - A 9-year-old Blytheville girl is suffering from one of the worst forms of sickle cell disease. And her family is suffering, too. Timberlie Wilson recently spent two weeks at ...

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Daniel Cressy says today is a life-changing day. The 23-year-old man received a gene therapy transfusion Wednesday at Manning Family Children's Hospital that doctors say should cure his sickle cell ...

Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...

Contrary to misconceptions among medical professionals and patients alike, individuals born with sickle cell trait (SCT) show no risk of experiencing the acute pain crises known to occur with sickle ...

According to him, most messaging focuses on knowing one’s genotype but does not address the complex social, emotional, and ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic condition that affects the shape and function of your red blood cells (RBCs). RBCs transport oxygen to your body’s organs and tissues using a protein called ...

Doctors may carry out blood tests, prenatal screenings, and various other tests to assess a person’s symptoms and diagnose sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder that affects ...