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Among the replicated associations are SNPs in <jats:italic>KCNK6</jats:italic> a K<jats:sup>+</jats:sup> channel gene. SSEA identified 27 genes with a strong enrichment of significant SNPs (<jats:italic>P</jats:italic> &lt; 10<jats:sup>−6</jats:sup>); 20 were replicated with varying degrees of confidence. Among the novel findings identified by SSEA is the telomere length regulator gene <jats:italic>TNKS</jats:italic>. These studies are the first to use GWAS to understand the genetic diversity that accounts the phenotypic heterogeneity sickle cell anemia as estimated by an integrated model of severity. Additional validation, resequencing, and functional studies to understand the biology and reveal mechanisms by which candidate genes might have their effects are the future goals of this work. Am. J. 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