sickle cell
nounDefinition of sickle cell
: an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape
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In a first, doctors use gene-editing tool to treat a patient with sickle cell disease Victoria Gray is the first patient with a genetic disorder to undergo a treatment using the CRISPR gene-editing tool. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "There’s a New Meditation App for People of Color: raceAhead," 30 July 2019 The study aims to recruit up to 45 adults with severe sickle cell disease. — Michael Nedelman And Minali Nigam, CNN, "Trial underway in US uses CRISPR gene-editing in people with severe sickle cell disease," 30 July 2019 But that the treatment is being first applied to sickle cell disease, which primarily affects people of African descent, feels like a different sort of breakthrough. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "There’s a New Meditation App for People of Color: raceAhead," 30 July 2019 The company has targeted five more diseases, including sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia, which are blood disorders, and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which can lead to COPD and liver disease. — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, "For biotech industry, a milestone: Vertex names a woman as president and CEO," 25 July 2019 This is important because patients with sickle cell diseases and other illnesses that require blood transfusions are more likely to be a match with people of the same ethnic background. — NBC News, "Here's what you need to know about donating blood," 14 June 2019 In a New England Journal of Medicine editorial, a panel of experts cited examples such as inflexible thresholds on dosages, abrupt tapering and misapplication of the guidelines for people with cancer, sickle cell disease or recovering from surgery. — Jayne O'donnell, USA TODAY, "Pain patients left in anguish by doctors 'terrified' of opioid addiction, despite CDC change," 24 June 2019 Andemariam is the director of the New England Sickle Cell Institute, the largest adult sickle cell treatment program in the state. — Tess Vrbin, courant.com, "Sickle cell treatment drug shows signs of working in clinical trial, UConn researchers say," 19 June 2019 But Ohio also has some rarer conditions on its list including sickle cell disease, fibromyalgia and Tourette syndrome. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Medical marijuana: Ohio board votes today on whether autism, anxiety will be qualifying conditions," 11 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sickle cell.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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