| 21. | About 1 . 2 million Americans carry one sickle cell gene.
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| 22. | He tirelessly campaigned to raise funds to cure sickle cell anemia.
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| 23. | About 80 children are born with sickle cell disease each year in California.
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| 24. | Treatment is the same as for patients with sickle cell disease.
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| 25. | They are sickle cell anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure and hypertension.
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| 26. | Stroke is a frequent complication for children with sickle cell disease.
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| 27. | The brain is a major target organ for sickle cell disease,
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| 28. | Sickle cell trait causes a change in the hemoglobin molecule in the blood.
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| 29. | Now on disability, Nazaire designs Web sites to educate people about sickle cell.
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| 30. | Murrell plans to get involved in sickle cell charity work in the Valley.
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