Sickle cell is the UK’s fastest-growing inherited blood disorder, with 300 babies born with the condition every year.
A parasite that causes malaria is halted by sickle cells and makes people who carry the sickle cell trait more resistant to the disease. This is why sickle cell trait also occurs more in people who ...
Nine of 10 people who have sickle cell disease in the U.S. are of African ancestry or identify as Black, according to studies ...