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Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited disease of haemoglobin and gets its name from the resulting, unusually shaped, red blood cells. The disease is a serious, lifelong condition, associated with anaemia, intermittent episodes of pain and other acute and chronic complications including stroke and renal failure, but there are very few treatment options available.

Folic acid is a synthetic compound which is used in supplements and fortified foods. Currently scientists around the world are debating the adverse effects of excessive folic acid use within the general population.