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New Treatment Options for Hemoglobin-Based Blood Disorders

    Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited disorders that affects hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells (RBCs), and causes these cells to distort in shape at low oxygen levels. This condition affects 1 in 500 Americans of African descent and 1 in 1,000-1,400 of Hispanic descent, as well as millions...