article_snippet: A college basketball star who was found dead in her dorm room in January died from a blood cell disorder, not from choking on gum in A college basketball star who was found dead in her dorm room in January , as police first believed.
article_snippet: the coroner  was found unresponsive at 3.03am on January 18.
article_snippet: the coroner  was rushed to Monongahela Valley Hospital but the coroner  could not be revived and was pronounced dead at 4.10am.
article_snippet: California borough police said that a preliminary report from medical personnel indicated death appeared to be accidental and there were suggestions the coroner  had choked on gum.
article_snippet: the coroner  passed away from a blood cell disorder .
article_snippet: But the coroner  blamed the coroner  on sickle cell trait, a blood cell disorder that often does not have any symptoms but can lead to sudden death in extremely rare cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
highlights_snippet: Early investigations suggested her had choked on gum in her sleep .
  
highlights_snippet: But on Monday, the coroner blamed the coroner  on sickle cell trait, a blood cell disorder that can lead to sudden death in extremely rare cases .
  