Sickle Cell Disease: New Opportunities and Challenges in Africa

Makani, Julie; F. Ofori‐Acquah, Solomon; Nnodu, Obiageli; Wonkam, Ambroise; Ohene‐Frempong, Kwaku

doi:10.1155/2013/193252

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Sickle Cell Disease: New Opportunities and Challenges in Africa

Published in The Scientific World JOURNAL • Jan 1, 2013

Authors:

Julie Makani

Solomon F. Ofori‐Acquah

Obiageli Nnodu

Abstract

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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Disease

Epidemiology

Burden of disease

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