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Uploaded by on Aug 17, 2006

General information about sickle cell disease and encouragement to get tested.

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  • days after days, a disease is known

  • @TheCreatorSkin. FYI - Sickle cell disease doesn't just affect black people. It also affects Greeks, Italians, Latin Americans, and people from India and Pakistan, but I'm sure you don't care about them either.

  • There is no solid cure for sickle cell disease. Bone marrow transplant are used in some cases but there are many complications. The bone marrow must be a near perfect match to yours, and that can be difficult to obtain. In many cases, if you have a sibling then it is possible.

    However, there is a chance that your body rejects the bone marrow. It is called Graft vs Host disease. Your already functioning immune cells see the transferred bone marrow cells as foreign and being to attack them.

  • yes u have to get bonemarrow transplant

  • yes there is

  • no there is no cure for sickle cell yet!

  • can you get rid of it?

  • thank you for the info

  • There is a treatment (not a cure) named Nicosan that reduces the frequency and severity of SCD crises.

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