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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Main Authors: J. Makani, S. F. Ofori-Acquah, O. Nnodu, A. Wonkam, K. Ohene-Frempong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/193252
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