Broader sickle cell tests considered (AP)

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Nearly one year after the death of a Missouri football player who had the sickle cell trait, college medical officials are considering whether to require preseason tests for the blood disorder. NCAA guidelines treat the hereditary condition found in an estimated 8 to 10 percent of the U.S. black population as a "benign condition" and ask members only to consider voluntary testing.

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