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Gap in care, research and funding for rare blood disorder disproportionately affecting Black Americans


Gap in care, research and funding for rare blood disorder disproportionately affecting Black Americans
Gap in care, research and funding for sickle cell disease
By Kelli Cook | May 7, 2021 at 10:29 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 10:29 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - About 3,000 people in Shelby County are living with sickle cell disease, about 100,000 across the country.
It’s a rare blood disorder that has disproportionately affected African-Americans for more than a century.
However the gap for care, research and funding is staggering compared to other rare disorders.
Telly Dodson says he knows that all too well.
It’s the simplest of things that could turn into a life-or-death situation for Dodson like working in his yard or playing in the snow. ....

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