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Welcome to the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Northwest Indiana web site. The information contained herein is provided to enable you to better gain access to resources; to help identify, diagnose, and treat those with sickle cell anemia; and to promote education, research and development efforts toward a cure.
Free testing is available daily, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the foundation office, located at 4801 West Fifth Avenue, Gary, IN 46406.
Some Facts About Sickle Cell
Sickle Cell Anemia is a disease of the red blood cells. It can be passed from one generation to the next and affects mainly black people in America. It is an inherited illness and is not contagious. It is called sickle cell because some of the red blood cells are long and shaped like sickles. Normal red blood cells are round. About 1 in 500 Black Americans are born with Sickle Cell Anemia.
Sickle Cell Trait is not a disease. It is a carrier state of the disease in which a gene for abnormal hemoglobin is inherited. About 1 in 10 Black Americans are born with Sickle Cell Trait.
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