Sickle cell disease: new opportunities and challenges in Africa.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the most common genetic causes of illness and death in the world. This is a review of SCD in Africa, which bears the highest burden of disease. The first section provides an introduction to the molecular basis of SCD and the pathophysiological mechanism of selecte...

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Hlavní autoři: Makani, J, Ofori-Acquah, S, Nnodu, O, Wonkam, A, Ohene-Frempong, K
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: ScientificWorld Ltd. 2013