If there is one thing that Sickle Cell “Warriors” — those battling with the inherited blood disorder that often creates ...
Chronic pain is the most common complication affecting adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). 1 Pain profoundly affects people’s quality of life, functional ability, and health care utilization.
SCD is inherited as an autosomal codominant trait 1; individuals who are heterozygous for the β S allele carry the sickle cell trait (HbAS) but do not have SCD, whereas individuals who are homozygous ...