Globally, sickle cell disease (SCD) has its highest prevalence and worst prognosis in sub‐
Saharan Africa. Nevertheless, relatively few studies describe the clinical characteristics of …

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the commonest severe monogenic disorders of humans. The
disease has been highly characterized in high‐income countries but not in sub‐Saharan …

Background. South Africa has a low incidence of sickle cell disease (SCD). However, its
demographics are changing because of immigration from sub-Saharan African countries …

AIM Sickle cell anaemia contributes the equivalent of 25% of under 5 deaths in Africa, with
up to 16% of such deaths occurring in some West African countries. The aim of this study …

Results Homozygous sickle cell (SS) was the most frequent genotype (307 cases). Sickle
cell hemoglobin C (13 cases) and sickle cell beta-thalassemia (three cases) were …

The clinical spectrum of sickle cell disease (SCD) in the Arabian Peninsula varies widely.
This is the first report in Yemeni children. Methods: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study …

[Mortality of children with sickle cell disease in a pediatric department in Central Africa]. -
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The clinical features of sickle cell disease (SCD) in Saudi Arab children of eastern origin are
presented. One hundred and seventy-three children were diagnosed at birth and followed …

Background: The clinical phenotypes of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are poorly
described in many sub-Saharan countries including Nigeria. Objectives: The objective was …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is common in the Eastern and Southwestern (SW) Provinces of
Saudi Arabia. We studied 159 patients with SCD to better characterize its phenotype in the …