Sickle Cell Disease News

Bordentown girl cured of sickle-cell anemia by sister's bone marrow donation - The Times of Trenton - NJ.com



The Times of Trenton - NJ.com 
Bordentown girl cured of sickle-cell anemia by sister's bone marrow donation 
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
Gloria's son, Seth, was born with sickle-cell anemia, a genetic blood disorder, and she suspected Celine had the disease as well. A state-mandated test from Michigan, where the family lived at the time, confirmed their suspicions.

 


Bahrain plans auction to combat sickle cell - Trade Arabia



Bahrain plans auction to combat sickle cell 
Trade Arabia
Colourful camel statues that have been brightening the country will be auctioned off later this year to raise money for Bahrain's fight against sickle cell anaemia. Thirty camels made of fibre glass were painted by artists and volunteer students as ...

 


Sangamo BioSciences And Collaborators Highlight Widening Applications Of ZFP ... - MarketWatch (press release)



Sangamo BioSciences And Collaborators Highlight Widening Applications Of ZFP ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
Sangamo's other therapeutic programs are focused on monogenic diseases, including hemophilia and hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia, and a program in Parkinson's disease. Sangamo's core competencies enable the ...

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Sickle cell fish fry fundraiser set for Saturday, May 19 - Tulsa World



Sickle cell fish fry fundraiser set for Saturday, May 19 
Tulsa World
Jeremiah Watts Sr. and his son, Jeremiah Watts Jr., gather outside the offices of Supporters of Families with Sickle Cell Disease in Tulsa on Tuesday. The boy has the condition, which led his mother to found the nonprofit agency.

 


Sickle Cell Awareness Carnival Is June 16 - The Chattanoogan



Sickle Cell Awareness Carnival Is June 16 
The Chattanoogan
Sickle cell is an inherited condition that is the most common and serious disease among African Americans. The disease has been described in individuals from several different ethnic backgrounds and is also seen with increased frequency in Latino ...

 


Find a good cause, and give generously - Philadelphia Inquirer



Find a good cause, and give generously 
Philadelphia Inquirer
Not only are there well-known organizations ? United Way, the Salvation Army, the Sickle Cell Disease Association, and others ? there are smaller, local groups that need funds for causes that touch the lives of people who may live in your community.

 


Gamida Cell Closes $10 Million E Financing Round Earmarked to Support the ... - MarketWatch (press release)



Gamida Cell Closes $10 Million E Financing Round Earmarked to Support the ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
The financing will also support the continued development of the company's pipeline of products, primarily the NiCord(R) clinical trial for sickle cell disease and thalassemia. Mr. Reuven Krupik, chairman of the board of Gamida Cell said, ...

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Zinc finger nucleases for targeted mutagenesis and repair of the sickle-cell ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)



Zinc finger nucleases for targeted mutagenesis and repair of the sickle-cell ... 
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Sickle cell disease (or simply, SCD) is an inherited hemoglobinopathy which is mostlyprevalent among persons of African descent. SCD results from a monogenic (Hemoglobin,beta) point-mutation (substitution of the base Adenine with Thymine at position ...

 


MedCamps of Louisiana - Monroe News Star



MedCamps of Louisiana 
Monroe News Star
Now, 25 years later, there are nine weeks of summer camps for children with illnesses from spina bifida to sickle cell anemia. There is no cost for the children to attend MedCamps. / Ben Corda/The News-Star In 1987, when Monroe's Dr. Mike Zambie led a ...

 


80000 chidren suffering from sickle cell anemia - Daily Pioneer



80000 chidren suffering from sickle cell anemia 
Daily Pioneer
About 80000 children living in Raipur, Mahasamund and Durg districts between age group 3 to 15 years are suffering from sickle cell anemia a generic disorder that can be fatal. The shocking revelation was made by The Centre for Genetic Diseases and ...