Sickle cell disease, a public health issue in France
Sickle cell disease, a serious genetic disease which hitherto mainly affected the African continent, is now the most widespread in ...
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Sickle cell disease increases the risk of death for pregnant women
Pregnant women with sickle cell disease have a higher risk of death according to a new study. THE ESSENTIAL Maternal ...
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Sickle cell disease: generalization of screening for all newborns
The High Authority for Health (HAS) recommends that screening for sickle cell disease, a hereditary blood disease whose consequences can ...
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Sickle cell disease: a genetic disease not so rare but largely unknown in France
Saturday, June 19 was marked as World Sickle Cell Day. On this occasion, 45 health professionals, national and local elected ...
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Cannabis is effective in relieving sickle cell pain
Cannabis appears to be an effective treatment for chronic pain relief in people with sickle cell disease. THE ESSENTIAL Cannabis ...
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Sickle cell disease, hopeful curative treatments
This Friday, June 19th is World Sickle Cell Day. Jacques Elion, teacher-researcher at Inserm, has devoted his research work to ...
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Sickle cell disease, the first genetic disease in France
This Friday, June 19th is World Sickle Cell Day. The opportunity to zoom in on the first genetic disease in ...
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A plant-derived compound for more effective and less expensive gene therapy
Thanks to the use of a natural anti-inflammatory present in grapes, the researchers succeeded in implanting new genes inside blood ...
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Sickle cell disease: gene therapy effective in two patients
Gene therapy designed to fight sickle cell disease is effective in two patients. It was presented at the annual meeting ...
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