Sickle cell trait may not increase the risk of death - Washington Post

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Sickle cell trait may not increase the risk of death Washington Post People who carry a gene for sickle cell disease might not have an elevated mortality risk, according to a study released today in the New England Journal of Medicine. Sickle cell disease occurs in 1 out of every 365 black people born in America ... Stanford-led study challenges view that sickle cell trait increases mortality risk Stanford University Medical CenterEurekAlert (press release) Sickle cell gene doesn't elevate death risk, Stanford study findsSFGate Sickle cell trait increases risk for rhabdomyolysis, not deathHealio Scope (blog) all 6 news articles »

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