Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited haemoglobinopathy in Tanzania, with 11 000– 14 000 children born with the ...

Recent findings suggest that chimpanzees have evolved unique genetic mechanisms that help them resist malaria, offering ...

Sickle-cell disease, usually presenting in childhood, occurs more commonly in people (or their descendants) from parts of tropical and sub-tropical regions where malaria is or was common.

The study is published in the journal Science ... laying the groundwork for the development of gene therapy for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. This new Perturb-multiome approach ...

Western Kenya leads the country with the most cases of sickle cell disease. A study conducted ... “It is especially high in areas prone to malaria which include the Coast, Western and the ...

CRISPR technology has revolutionised genetic engineering, offering unprecedented precision in DNA editing with vast implications for medicine, agriculture and conservation. Yet, its power demands ...

Finally, genetic variants that have been under evolutionary selection are by definition functional and thus may be more likely to contribute to disease susceptibility (e.g. the sickle cell variant ...

A recent Vanderbilt study has found a cure for sickle cell disease, a blood disorder where the body creates mutated red blood ...

Sickle cell is the most common genetic blood disorder in the UK with approximately 17,500 people living with the condition. The disease which typically affects people of African and Caribbean ...