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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited genetic disease that affects hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein within red blood cells (RBC). Dr. Kevin is passionate about raising awareness and increasing understanding of sickle cell disease in the African-American community. Ask Dr. Kevin is a new feature brought to you by Pfizer Rare Disease in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) to increase understanding of sickle cell disease. Meanwhile, here are resources to find more information about sickle cell disease or the collaboration between the NNPA and Pfizer Rare Disease. In this article, Dr. Kevin answers common questions about sickle cell disease and its impact on the African-American community and provides tips for living with and supporting someone with the disease.

Facts About Sickle Cell Disease

Once considered a death sentence, sickle cell disease has had promising medical breakthroughs. MYTH: Babies born with sickle cell disease usually die in childhood. "You get sickle cell by inheriting genes from each parent." FACT: Sickle cell is not contagious. MYTH: There is no cure for adults with sickle cell.


"Prodigy was hospitalized a few days ago in Vegas after a Mobb Deep performance for complications caused by a sickle cell anemia crisis. A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Jun 20, 2017 at 11:52am PDTLatest ArticlesProdigy, one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, died earlier today at age 42 after a lifelong battle with sickle cell anemia. "It is with extreme sadness and disbelief that we confirm the death of our dear friend Albert Johnson, better known to millions of fans as Prodigy of legendary NY rap duo Mobb Deep", his publicist said in a statement. Achondroplasia patients have 1 of 2 mutations in the FGFR3 gene that leads to abnormally high levels of FGFR3 protein. Additionally, the disorder puts patients at an increased risk for infection acute chest syndrome and stroke.


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