“You might carry the gene (or trait) for sickle cell disorder and not even know it,” says Virginia Tshibangu, a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Adult Haemoglobinopathies at Kings College Hospital, London. Particularly affecting those with an African or African-Caribbean family background, around 17,500 adults and children have sickle cell disorder (SCD) in the UK. It […]
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