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University of Mississippi medical center
These sisters fought sickle cell together for 11 years, now they’re nurses in same hospital helping others
Black people are susceptible to sickle cell anaemia because of genetics. According to studies, the sickle cell gene evolved in the malaria belt region of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Since the gene is related to malaria and evolved as a result of resistance to the disease, people with roots in these regions…
