🧡 Knowing your status matters.
Taiwo lives with sickle cell disorder, while her twin sister does not – despite both parents having sickle cell trait.
This #SickleCellAwarenessMonth, know your status and make informed choices about your health and future.
#SickleCell #SickleCellTrait #KnowYourStatus

🧡 Do you know your sickle cell status?

You can find out through newborn screening, during pregnancy or by asking your GP for a blood test.

This #SickleCellAwarenessMonth, get informed, ask questions and #KnowYourStatus.

#SickleCell #SickleCellTrait

🧡 Do you know the difference between sickle cell trait and sickle cell disorder?

This #SickleCellAwarenessMonth, we’re breaking down the difference and how sickle cell is inherited.

👉 Swipe to learn more. Knowledge matters. Know your status.

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Correlation or causation?

Observing post-mortem sickling can demonstrate how #SickleCellTrait is a risk factor in #Non-firearmArrestRelatedDeaths in younger and thinner subjects with less heart disease.

Read more in #JFS article of the week: doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15668

Hey #schoolnurses, #pediatrics, & sickle cell specialists! This article explores the need for more collaboration & research on managing sickle cell trait—especially in schools. Would love to hear your thoughts!
#sicklecelltrait #hematologist
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A new population-based study led by the California Sickle Cell Data Collection—an initiative of PHI's @trackingca.bsky.social —reveals that people born with #SickleCellTrait (SCT), the carrier status for #SickleCellDisease, may face underrecognized health risks, especially in childhood.

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#Research #Sicklescell #NAIH #Sicklecelltrait

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#Sicklecell #Sicklecelltrait #research #Sickcelldisease #NIH #Onlinestudy

📢Sickle Cell Fast Facts Pt 1📢
Research indicates that about 20% to 50% of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience neuropathic pain. This type of pain is often chronic and can significantly impact the quality of life.
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In the setting of pregnancy, patients with #sicklecelltrait appeared more likely to experience pyelonephritis/#UTI than women without SCT. Reported in @ash.hematology.org journal Blood Portfolio.

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