Sickle Cell Disease Should Qualify For Tropical Disease Priority Review Voucher, Group Says
Executive Summary
In citizen petition to US FDA, rare diseases nonprofit group asks agency to add sickle cell disease to its tropical disease PRV list since the disease predominantly impacts those who live in Africa and the African American population in the US.
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