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Mortality in Sickle Cell Disease -- A Population Based Study in an Aboriginal Community in the Gudalur Valley, Tamil Nadu, India

2020-10-22

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<h4>Background: </h4> Sickle cell disease (SCD), the commonest monogenic disorder, affects more than 300,000 births annually, with 44,000 in India. While the clinical phenotype of SCD is considered to be milder in aboriginal populations in India, there is a paucity of data on outcomes. To determine the severity of SCD in this population, we studied mortality rates and causes of mortality in a longitudinal cohort o...

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DOI: 10.22541/au.160340472.22681362/v1

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