OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of sickle hemoglobin in
northern Haiti. DESIGN: Sickle cell testing occurred from 2002-2009. Blood samples from …

The sickle cell gene is found predominantly in Equatorial Africa and amongst the negro
population in the United States. It has also been reported in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East …

The first formal recognition of sickle cell disease was in a 20-year-old student from Grenada
in the West Indies who was attending school in Chicago.'Review of the first four cases …

Out of about 200 patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) in the Netherlands, 6% are non-
negroid patients from Turkey. 83 were assessed clinico-haematologically regarding the type …

BACKGROUND Approximately 8-10% of African-Americans have sickle cell trait, 1 while
about 70,000–100,000 Americans have homozygous hemoglobin S and suffer from sickle …

Objective: To estimate the incidence of Sickle-Cell Disease (SCD) in Aruba and St Maarten
and to determine whether universal screening would be cost-effective according to United …

Purpose To evaluate the occurrence of sickle cell trait (SCT), assess patient awareness and
evaluate the performance of a sickle cell hemoglobin-S (dithionate-qualitative solubility) …

In Kenya and most of Eastern Africa, sickle haemoglobin (HbS) is the pre-dominant beta-
globin chain abnormality; homozygous sickle cell disease,(SCA), is the predominant form of …

The objective of this study was to develop a diagnostic testing method to detect HbS,
distinguish sickle cell homozygotes from heterozygotes, and overcome testing barriers …

▶ Sickle cell disease evolved as a genetic mutation in areas of the world where malaria is
endemic.▶ The gene responsible for the disease is located on the short arm of chromosome …