SAN DIEGO -- Treatment with hydroxyurea led to more hematologic dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) compared with placebo in patients with hemoglobin SC, a milder form of sickle cell disease (SCD), a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In this video, Ronak Mistry, DO, discusses the results of a study presented at ASH Annual Meeting that examined ...

Sickle cell disease is inherited at birth when you receive related genes from both parents. One gene usually causes sickle cell trait (SCT), which often has no health problems. The main sickle cell ...

Red blood cells play an important role, bringing oxygen and nutrients to your cells and organs. They contain a protein called hemoglobin, which is responsible for bringing oxygen from the lungs to the ...

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain mostly hemoglobin S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin.