Posts by: Iqra Mumal

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A newly developed treatment approach, known by the acronym SICKLE, was shown to be a safe strategy to manage and treat long-lasting sickle cell disease-related ulcers in a case ... Read more

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018

School Staff Lacks Knowledge about Sickle Cell Disease, Student Survey Finds

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Students with sickle cell disease (SCD) feel that educators and administrators at their schools lack knowledge about SCD management — an issue that could be addressed by developing a ... Read more

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018

Blood Tests and Funding Can Save African Lives, Especially Children, Official Says

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A simple blood test and other measures could help halt the rise of sickle cell anemia in Africa and prevent fatal complications, especially among children, a World Heath Organization ... Read more

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018

Researchers ID Specific Genetic Marker That Can Lead to SCD Complications

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Researchers have pinpointed a specific genetic profile that could help identify sickle cell disease (SCD) patients who are at risk for developing acute chest syndrome (ACS), a common and ... Read more

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018

Researchers Report Great Success in Stemming Graft-Versus-Host Disease in SCD Patients

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Researchers found that a new conditioning regimen for adult sickle cell disease (SCD) patients undergoing allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (allo-PSCT) shows remarkable success in preventing the immune ... Read more

February 6, 2018

Two Types of CRISPR Gene Editing Could Be Useful in Treating Sickle Cell Anemia, Editas Reports

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Two kinds of CRISPR gene editing therapies show promise as treatments for a number of blood diseases, including sickle cell anemia, Editas Medicine reports. Gene editing is one of a wave ... Read more

February 1, 2018

Hydroxyurea Treatment in Men with SCA Leads to Drop in Total Sperm Count, Study Shows

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Researchers found that treatment with hydroxyurea at currently approved doses for sickle cell anemia leads to a significant drop in total sperm count in men. The study, “Adverse effect ... Read more

January 25, 2018

How a Man and Woman, Both with a Sickle Cell Anemia Mutation, Had a Healthy Child

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A man and woman who are both carriers of the sickle cell anemia mutation can have a healthy child by fertilizing eggs in a lab, then deciding which of ... Read more

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018

Novartis Therapy Crizanlizumab Prolongs Time to First Sickle Cell Pain Crisis, Study Finds

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Crizanlizumab (SEG101), manufactured by Switzerland’s Novartis, delays the time to first sickle cell pain crisis (SCPC) in adults with sickle cell disease, according to results from a subgroup analysis of the ... Read more

December 12, 2017

Intellia Uses Gene Editing to Replace Defective Blood Component in Sickle Cell Disease

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Intellia Therapeutics has used gene editing to replace an oxygen-carrying component in blood that is defective in sickle cell disease. The work involved editing the BCL11A gene in a mouse ... Read more