Primary Recipient

THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES

Amount

$995,180.00

Award Date

9/21/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease that causes severe, lifelong pain, debilitating organ toxicity and early death. Many of the complications can be ameliorated by blood transfusions, which in turn cause significant iron overload. A large numb