Grant: THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
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