sickle cell disease

September 28, 2020 | 3:00 PM

Smart Talk Tuesday: 9th District Congressman Dan Meuser; Sickle cell awareness

By Scott LaMar/WITF

June 23, 2020 | 6:14 AM

A year in, first patient to get gene-editing for sickle cell disease is thriving

"It's the change I've been waiting on my whole life."

By Rob Stein/NPR

November 12, 2019 | 4:55 AM

Sickle cell disease; understanding the inherited disorder

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects the shape of the blood cells. According to the Bobbi Engram Foundation, Sickle cell disease affects an estimated 100,000 people, the majority of whom are African Americans.

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

June 19, 2019 | 4:00 AM

Wilson College Sesquicentennial and World Sickle Cell Day

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Smart Talk Tuesday: 9th District Congressman Dan Meuser; Sickle cell awareness

A year in, first patient to get gene-editing for sickle cell disease is thriving

Sickle cell disease; understanding the inherited disorder

Wilson College Sesquicentennial and World Sickle Cell Day