Leg ulcers are among the most burdensome complications of sickle cell disease (SCD), yet the molecular determinants underlying ulcer susceptibility and recurrence remain incompletely characterized. We performed untargeted plasma lipidomics by LC–MS in 129 individuals with SCD from the REDS-III Br...
Phenotypic heterogeneity is characteristic of sickle cell anemia, a Mendelian disorder caused by homozygosity for the sickle HBB gene (glu6val). Patients have different rates of hemolysis/vasculopathy and viscosity/vasoocclusion-related complications. These complications account for a s...