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Advances in sickle cell studies, research in cell gene therapy and the Moderna Covid vaccine all came out of Massachusetts, Hao said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 June 2024
The pioneering treatment is expensive (the list price is $2.2 million), and may not be initially feasible in sub-Saharan Africa, where about 75% of people with sickle cell live.
—Don Steinberg, TIME, 30 May 2024
More reads How doctors are pressuring sickle cell patients into unwanted sterilizations, STAT
Black Americans’ risk for breast cancer gains clarity in analysis of 40,000 genomes, STAT
A novel spinal cord stimulator treats paralysis without surgery.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 21 May 2024
His cause of death was listed as natural due to a sickle cell crisis, which his family and several experts told the Star-Telegram was impossible.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
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“Sickle cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sickle%20cell. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
sickle cell
noun
: an abnormal red blood cell that is crescent-shaped
Medical Definition
sickle cell
noun1
: an abnormal rigid, sticky red blood cell of crescent shape
2
: a condition characterized by sickle cells : sickle cell anemia, sickle-cell trait
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