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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shyam Patel [2]

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There is no role for other diagnostic studies in sickle cell disease.

Other diagnostic studies

There is no role for other diagnostic studies in sickle cell disease, since the diagnosis can be made by genetic testing.