Sickle Cell Disease: Can genetic variability influence pregnancy outcomes?

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Pregnancy in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), a severe hereditary genetic condition, highly prevalent in Sub-Saharan African countries, is associated with increased risk of complications and severe outcomes in pregnancy, like intrauterine growth restriction, low birth weight, premature birth, miscarriage, stillbirth, pre-eclampsia, and maternal mortality. Several factors have been identified as associated with the...

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