Sickle cell tests help diagnose sickle cell anemia, an inherited disorder that leads to the production of the abnormal hemoglobin called hemoglobin S.
Many adults, and especially athletes born in other countries, may not have been tested to determine their sickle cell status. Since there is some risk of “exertional sickling” during intense training, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) advocates testing college athletes who have ...
College athletes should get sickle cell trait tests, NCAA advisesNo abstract is available for this article.doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.33281Deborah LevensonJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
Sickle cell trait (SCT) is a risk factor of collapse and sudden death in athletes. We conducted a longitudinal study to determine the hematological responses and hydration status in NCAA Division I American football players with SCT. The study took place over 2years with 6 SCT and 6 position...
Quick, H. R. (2012). Privacy for Safety: The NCAA Sickle-Cell Trait Testing Policy and the Potential for Future Discrimination. Iowa Law Review, 97(2), 665-691.Quick H. 2012. Privacy for safety: the NCAA sickle-cell trait testing policy and the potential for future discrimination. Iowa...
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sickle cell trait (SCT) screening policy mandates SCT testing for athletes in Divisions I-III. There is some ambiguity in scientific evidence regarding the health risks related to SCT and extreme exertion leading some to question the necessity of the ...
Athlete Deaths Spur NCAA to Recommend Sickle Cell Trait Testing -BYLN- by Lauran Neergaard Associated Press
Health sciences Knowledge and Awareness of Sickle Cell Trait among NCAA Division I FBSDivision I FCSDivision IIand Division III Head Football Coaches and Strength and Conditioning Specialists WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY Michelle A. Sandrey YatesTimothy D...
NCAA Sickle Cell Trait Screenings: A Health Inequities PerspectiveBerkeley Electronic Press Selected WorksRaymona H. Lawrence
Arguing for the motion that NCAA Division. 1 athletes should be screened for sickle cell trait is Scott A. Anderson, head athletic trainer for the University of Oklahoma and president of the College Athletic Trainers Society. Arguing against the motion, that sickle cell trait testing should not ...