Sickle Cell Disease - What Is Sickle Cell Disease? | NHLBI, NIH
Sep 30, 2024 · Sickle cell disease — also called sickle cell anemia — is a group of inherited disorders that affect hemoglobin , the major protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. …
Sickle Cell Disease - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH
Aug 20, 2024 · Sickle cell disease is sometimes called sickle cell anemia. People have sickle cell trait if they inherit a copy of the sickle cell gene from one parent and a copy of the gene for …
Enfermedad de Células Falciformes (Sickle cell disease)
Enfermedad de Células Falciformes (Sickle cell disease) Overview La enfermedad de células falciformes (ECF) es el trastorno sanguíneo hereditario más común en los Estados Unidos. En …
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month - NHLBI, NIH
Sep 3, 2025 · Other Sickle Cell Disease Resources Understanding sickle cell disease — Learn more about sickle cell disease, including symptoms, treatments, and lifestyle tips. Cure Sickle …
Sickle Cell Disease Research - NHLBI, NIH
Aug 23, 2024 · Current research on sickle cell disease treatment Many NHLBI-supported studies are looking at gene therapies and blood and marrow transplants (BMT) as transformative …
Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell Trait - NHLBI, NIH
Aug 22, 2024 · People with sickle cell trait carry only one copy of the sickle hemoglobin gene and rarely have any symptoms of sickle cell disease. However, in rare instances, some people who …
Sickle Cell Disease - Treatment | NHLBI, NIH
Sep 30, 2024 · Treatment options for sickle cell disease include medicines that lessen symptoms, blood transfusions, blood and bone marrow transplants, and gene therapy treatments. Bone …
Sickle Cell Disease - Symptoms | NHLBI, NIH
Aug 20, 2024 · Sickle cell disease is an inherited disease, which means you are born with it. However, most babies do not have problems from the disease before they are about 5 or 6 …
Sickle Cell Disease Fact Sheet - NHLBI, NIH
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. In this fact sheet, learn about the causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of SCD.
Sickle Cell Disease: Research, Programs, and Progress
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of painful and life-threatening genetic disorders that affect hemoglobin, the major protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells.