SICKLE DISEASE (SCA)(DRPANOCYTOSIS) & Cannabis studies completed
Overview
Sickle-cell disease (SCD),
or sickle-cell anaemia (SCA) or drepanocytosis,
is a hereditary blood disorder,
characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal,
rigid, sickle shape.
Sickling decreases the cells' flexibility and results in a risk of various complications. The sickling occurs because of a mutation in the haemoglobin gene. Individuals with one copy of the defunct gene display both normal and abnormal haemoglobin. This is an example of codominance.
Science and Research
Undated - Diagram of Sickle Cell Disease
2011 - Study ~ Mouse models for studying pain in sickle disease: effects of strain, age, and acuteness.
2010 - Study ~ New Era Dawns on Sickle Cell Pain
2010 - Study ~ Pain related behaviors and neurochemical alterations in mice expressing sickle hemoglobin: modulation by cannabinoids.
2010 - News ~ Cannibinoids Offer Novel Treatment for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease, Study Suggests
2009 - Study ~ Cannabinoids as Analgesics for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease.
2008 - Study ~ Marijuana Use and Sickle Cell Disease
2007 - News ~ Marijuana Use Prevalent Among Sickle Cell Patients
2006 - Study ~ The prevalence of marijuana smoking in young adults with sickle cell disease: a longitudinal study
2005 - Study ~ Cannabis use in sickle cell disease: a questionnaire study.
2005 - News ~ Medical use of cannabis in sickle cell disease