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OU a leader in sickle-cell testing

 
By Jenni Carlson, Staff Writer | Published: November 18, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Testing for the sickle cell trait is inexpensive, easy and potentially life-saving.

Still, some NCAA schools don’t do it.

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Oklahoma is the leader in sickle cell testing. In 2007, Dr. Randy Eichner, then the team’s internist, and head athletic trainer Scott Anderson co-authored a consensus statement for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association on how to reduce the risk of sickle cell-related deaths.

Testing was at the top of the list.

"It’s just crazy to me that not all schools test,” said former Sooner linebacker Curtis Lofton, who discovered he had sickle cell only after being tested when he arrived at OU.

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