(CBS/WKRC/AP) HILLSBORO, Ohio - An 18-year-old Ohio man is believed to have used a hand sickle to beat his 5-year-old niece to death in Ohio, prosecutors say. Matthew Kaleb Pierson appeared before a ...

What Is Sickle Cell Trait? Sickle cell trait (SCT) is a genetic blood disorder. That means it’s inherited or passed down from a parent to a child (or children). Sickle cell trait is different from ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of genetic blood disorders. A person inherits SCD from their parents when they inherit two copies of the sickle cell gene, one from each parent. This hereditary ...

MESA, Ariz. — Helen Obando, 18 and soon to be a high school senior, nibbled French fries at a cafe and chatted about her future. Dressed in a halter top and shorts, her toenails painted turquoise, she ...

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition that follows an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. Even if you don’t have sickle cell anemia, you could be a carrier of the gene for it. Sickle cell ...

More than 50 years ago my parents took a big chance. They fell in love, got married and had three daughters, not knowing that they both carried the genetic trait for sickle cell disease. I never ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic condition that affects the shape and function of your red blood cells (RBCs). RBCs transport oxygen to your body’s organs and tissues using a protein called ...