National Institutes of Health Requests 30-Day Comment Period for HIV and Sickle Cell Disease Study

Summary

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval of a study on the characterization of risk of HIV and HIV outcomes in the Brazilian Sickle Cell Disease population, and a comparison of SCD outcomes between HIV sero-positive and negative individuals. The study was previously published in 2015 and is now seeking additional public comment.