sickle
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Units from people with rare blood like Stoddart-Stones are used for patients with the same rare blood who are having an operation or need regular transfusions because of disorders such as sickle cell disease.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Alongside actor-comedian Marlon Wayans, Snow wanted to make the film to raise awareness about the realities of sickle cell disease and how it impacts Black communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
"The first gene editing drug approved for a blood disease -- sickle cell anemia -- targets a cell-type specific enhancer."
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025
The biotech said a Phase 3 trial for mitapivat, a drug to treat sickle cell disease, had failed to meet several endpoints.
From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025
Woolf glanced at War Admiral’s beautiful head, sweeping through the air like a sickle.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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