A hospital-based prospective study of sickle cell disease in children of Eastern India

A hospital-based prospective study of sickle cell disease in children of Eastern India

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD), sickle cell anemia (SCA), and sickle beta-thalassemia (SBT) are due to a mutated gene of hemoglobin (Hb), which makes the red blood cells sickle-shaped and decreases their oxygen-carrying capacity. The disease is prevalent in the rural population of Odisha. Cli...

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Main Authors: Bighneswar Senapati, Bharati Das, Sarbeswar Pradhan, Arakhita Swain, Aryan Jaiswal, Nirmal Kumar Mohakud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Subjects:
children
hemolytic anemia
sickle cell anemia
sickle cell disease
sickle β-thalassemia
Online Access:http://www.mjdrdypv.org/article.asp?issn=2589-8302;year=2023;volume=16;issue=5;spage=731;epage=735;aulast=Senapati

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