A person inherits sickle cell disease when they receive two sickle cell genes, one from each parent. Learn who can inherit this condition and how it passes from parents to children.

Sickle cell disease affects around 8 million people worldwide. It is caused by mutations in the β-globin protein that warp red blood cells and cause periodic pain crises and serious health ...

In sickle cell disease, red blood cells are misshaped, typically crescent- or “sickle”-shaped due to a gene mutation that affects the haemoglobin molecule.

The overall life expectancy of HbSS sickle cell disease is more than 20 years shorter than average but continues to improve. The outlook tends to be worse for HbSS than HbSC.

A recent Vanderbilt study has found a cure for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood cell proteins, which often leads to pain, anemia and other issues.

Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that impacts hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. The red blood cells, normally rounded and flexible, become crescent ...

In the UK, approximately 17,500 people have sickle cell disease and 300 babies are born with the condition each year. It is a genetic disorder caused by inherited mutations in a person’s DNA ...

Evelyn Quartey carries the sickle cell trait, as did her ex-husband and first son, Emmanuel, who passed away from Sickle Cell Disease in 2009 at 7. Her younger son Gerald had been diagnosed with ...

A new study has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to explain the cognitive challenges experienced by such individuals. A brain image from a healthy individual ...