Gene therapy is a medical treatment that works by changing or fixing a person's genes to treat or prevent disease ...

Two Pee Dee siblings are officially cured of sickle cell disease after more than a decade of living with the genetic blood ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders resulting from a mutation in the hemoglobin protein in red blood cells. This mutation changes the shape of the blood cells from round, ...

September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. While many people are familiar with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell traits have also plagued our community. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an inherited blood ...

Screening children for certain clotting proteins may help clinicians in resource-poor settings identify serious complications ...

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a global health challenge that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite significant ...