Background A large number of patients with sickle cell anaemia are seen at the Medical
College, Calicut from among the tribals and Chetti communities of the adjacent Wayanad …

Hematological profile of total 1260 individuals were tested for Sickle Cell Disease who
attended CIMS OPD, Bilaspur during a period of May 2008 to October 2009 is presented …

Introduction: Since 2003, only few cases of sickle cell disease have officially been reported
in Nepalese medical journals, and all reported patients belong to the Tharu ethnic group of …

Background: Sickle cell anaemia is a major genetic disease in India that presents major
challenges to our health care systems. Aim and Objective: The aim of this study was to …

The sickle gene is widespread among many tribal population groups in India with
prevalence of heterozygotes varying from 1-40 per cent. Co-inheritance of the sickle gene …

Background and objectives: The clinical manifestation in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients
varies from one individual to another due to factors like the presence of alpha-thalassaemia …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by production of
abnormal hemoglobin S and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Information …

Sickle cell disorder is a group of diseases caused by a point mutation at sixth position in
beta globin chain, valine substituting glutamic acid due to which in deoxygenated state …

Sickle cell disorder has remained a neglected field of research in our country. The present
study was started in rural population of Gujarat to find out the magnitude of sickle cell …