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-thalassaemiaPrevalence of the βS Gene Among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class Groups in Central India
Shrikhande A, Arjunan A, Agarwal A, Dani A, Tijare J, Gettig E, Krishnamurti L. Prevalence of the βS Gene Among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Class Groups in Central India. Hemoglobin 2014, 38: 230-235. PMID: 25023085, DOI: 10.3109/03630269.2014.931287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseCommunity screeningCell diseaseVasoocclusive crisisComprehensive care programHigh-risk individualsSickle cell traitPneumococcal infectionDisease counselingWorld patientsUndiagnosed casesHigh prevalencePremature mortalityRisk individualsOrgan toxicityCare programEthnic groupsCell traitPrevalenceInherited disorderDistrict of NagpurDiseaseScheduled TribesPatientsScreening