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Prevalence of sickle cell disease among Grenadian newborns.

Journal of medical screening - 1 Mar 2018

Antoine Magdalene, Lee Ketty, Donald Tyhiesia, Belfon Yonni, Drigo Ali, Polson Sharon, Martin Francis, Mitchell George, Etienne-Julan Maryse, Hardy-Dessources Marie-Dominique

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Objective To establish the birth prevalence of sickle cell disease in Grenada, with a view to assess the requirement for a population-based neonatal screening programme. Methods A two-year pilot neonatal screening programme, involving the Ministry of Health of Grenada, the Sickle Cell Association of Grenada, and the diagnostic laboratory of hemoglobinopathies of the University Hospital of Guadeloupe, was...

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PMID: 29183229
DOI: 10.1177/0969141317695356

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