Sickle Cell Disease in Africa: A Neglected Cause of Early Childhood Mortality

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, affecting up to 3% of births in some parts of the continent. Nevertheless, it remains a low priority for many health ministries. The most common form of SCD is caused by homozygosity for the β-globin S gene mutation (SS disea...

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Main Authors: Grosse, Scott D., Odame, Isaac, Atrash, Hani K., Amendah, Djesika D., Piel, Frédéric B., Williams, Thomas N.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Elsevier Science 2011
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Hemoglobinopathies
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708126/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22099364
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2011.09.013
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