Screening U.S. College Athletes for Their Sickle Cell Disease Carrier Status

Lanetta B. Jordan; Kim Smith-Whitley; Marsha J. Treadwell; Joseph Telfair; Althea M. Grant; Kwaku Ohene-Frempong

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.09.014

Screening U.S. College Athletes for Their Sickle Cell Disease Carrier Status

Lanetta B. Jordan
, Kim Smith-Whitley
, Marsha J. Treadwell
, Joseph Telfair
, Althea M. Grant
, Kwaku Ohene-Frempong

Health Policy & Community Health

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Memorial Regional Hospital
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States Department of Health and Human Services

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Abstract

There are many issues surrounding the screening of collegiate athletes for their sickle cell disease carrier status (or sickle cell trait), a genetic condition. This paper summarizes the establishment of expert advice given to the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (SACHDNC) on the issue. The SACHDNC has developed a report to advise the Secretary of the USDHHS about the 2010 rule of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) requiring testing for sickle cell trait in all incoming Division I student athletes. The SACHDNC does not support the NCAA's rule to screen collegiate athletes for sickle cell trait.

Original language	American English
Journal	American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume	41
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2011.09.014
State	Published - Dec 2011

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Carrier
College athletes
Disorders
Health screenings
Sickle cell disease

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