Feasibility of a Newborn Screening and Follow-up Programme for Sickle Cell Disease among South Gujarat (India) Tribal Populations
Italia Y, Krishnamurti L, Mehta V, Raicha B, Italia K, Mehta P, Ghosh K, Colah R. Feasibility of a Newborn Screening and Follow-up Programme for Sickle Cell Disease among South Gujarat (India) Tribal Populations. Journal Of Medical Screening 2014, 22: 1-7. PMID: 25341880, DOI: 10.1177/0969141314557372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseSCD babiesCell diseaseNewborn screeningSevere clinical complicationsHigh fetal hemoglobinNewborn screening programsSickle cell disordersClinical presentationTribal populationClinical complicationsNatural courseScreening programNewborn babiesCell disordersXmn I polymorphismBabiesDiseaseHome careFetal hemoglobinHigh-performance liquid chromatographyRegular monitoringScreeningPopulationΑ-thalassaemia