When was sickle cell disease discovered?
When was sickle cell disease discovered?
Sickle cell disease was discovered more than 70 years ago. In this video, HealthMaker Gary Gibbons, MD, director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute describes how knowledge of the condition translates into treatment.
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