The most common form of sickle cell disease is sickle cell anemia (HbSS disease). In 2024, the FDA approve two drugs for the treatment of SCD.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved four medicines to treat sickle cell disease. In 2024, hydroxyurea was approved. Later
FDA approves gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a landmark gene-editing
The regulatory approval of a groundbreaking new Sickle cell disease drug in the United States by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA)
Drugs (OND), Center for Drug Evaluation and – Therapies to prevent complications of sickle cell disease include: Hydroxyurea, an FDA-approved treatment to
Medications for Sickle Cell Disease As of 2024, there are 4 medicines that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Voxelotor, which was approved by the FDA in November 2024, is the first drug approved by the FDA for sickle cell disease based solely on data showing an increase in hemoglobin. It is indicated for treatment of sickle cell disease in adults and adolescents aged 12 years or older.
FDA. approved-drugs/fda-approves-voxelotor-sickle-cell-disease. Novem. Accessed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved four medicines to treat sickle cell disease. medicine that can help you reduce sickle
My googling showed that sickle cell is not a 'black' disease. It is mutation that came about because it protects humans against malaria. It is more common in people whose ancestors come from parts of the world where malaria is or was frequent.
According to the World Health Organizations, these regions include: sub-Saharan and Northeast Africa
Spanish-speaking regions of the Americas, the Caribbean, Eastern Mediterranean countries such as Italy, Greece, and Turkey, the Middle East,, and South Asia
According to blackdoctor.org It is more common in people of African descent, but the sickle cell trait can also affect Hispanics, South Asians, Caucasians from southern Europe, as well as people from Middle Eastern countries.
You mention the fact that Betsy doesn't have the gene doesn't mean that a child of hers and Ethan's coupling couldn't get it. We get our genes from BOTH our parents after all.
According to gemone.gov A baby born with sickle cell disease inherits a gene for the disorder from both parents. When both parents have the genetic defect, there's a 25 percent chance that each child will be born with sickle cell disease.
If a child inherits only one copy of the defective gene (from either parent), there is a 50 percent chance that the child will carry the sickle cell trait. People who only carry the sickle cell trait typically don't get the disease, but can pass the defective gene on to their children.
Only Ethan has/had the sickle cell.
Thanks for reading reading so closely. I don't just wing it. For me, part of the fun is doing research for my stories.