Sex-based differences in the manifestations and complications of sickle cell disease: Report from the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium.
Rita Vanessa MaseseDominique BulginMitchell R KniselyLiliana PreissEleanor StevensonJane S HankinsMarsha J TreadwellAllison A KingVictor R GordeukJulie KanterRobert GibsonJeffrey A GlassbergPaula TanabeNirmish Shahnull nullPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Our data suggests that sex differences in clinical outcomes do occur among individuals with SCD. Future research needs to explore the mechanisms underlying these differences.