Sickle cell disease most commonly affects African - Americans, occurring in one of every 396 births in this ethnic group.
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According to NHLBI,
sickle cell anemia is the
most common form of
sickle cell disease, a serious disorder in which the body makes
sickle - shaped red blood
cells.
Sickle cell disease is the world's
most common serious condition due to a single gene mutation.
Although treatment for
sickle -
cell disease with marrow from related donors is now accepted as a standard of care, treatment with marrow taken from an unrelated donor is still evolving, reserved for only the
most seriously sick patients.
Silent strokes are frequent in
sickle cell anemia (the
most common form of
sickle cell disease), occurring in approximately 3 percent of school - age children with the
disease, and can cause poor school performance and limit performance of complex tasks.
The
most famous one is the gene that causes
sickle cell anemia: While two copies of that gene cause a
disease that's devastating in its own right, a single copy creates a healthy child with strong malarial resistance.
In contrast to Mendelian disorders (e.g., Huntington's
disease,
sickle cell anemia) in which variation in a single gene causes
disease, common complex disorders, such as heart
disease, diabetes, and
most cancers, develop as a result of both genetic and environmental factors.
But the one that I am
most proud of is the development (clinical trial) of the first and only remote telephonic mindfulness - based stress reduction program for individuals with
Sickle Cell Disease and chronic pain.
The mere diagnosis of
sickle cell disease will not pose an issue with
most final expense life insurance companies.
Most folks with
sickle cell disease will experience heavy resistance when apply for traditional life insurance.
Some of the
most common Genetic Disorders include Down syndrome, Hunington's
disease, Hemophilia, Thalassemia, Cystic Firbrosis and
Sickle Cell Anaemia, among many others.