Ofem Enang

Prevalence of Sickle Cell Disease and Other Haemoglobin Variants in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

Akaba Kingsley, Ofem Enang, Ofonime Essien, Annette Legogie, Omini Cletus & Olukayode Oshatuyi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2019

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest genetic disorder worldwide with a global prevalence of 20-25 million. About 12-15 million affected persons are in Sub-Sahara Africa with Nigeria bearing the highest burden of people living with sickle cell disease. SCD is a d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arrb/2019/v33i530132

Biochemical Assessment of the Liver in SCD in a Tertiary Hospital in South-South, Nigeria

Kingsley Akaba, Ofem Enang, Bassey Okon Bassey, Oluwakorede Babatope & Omolabake Riman · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is often associated with liver disease. The constant state of haemolysis, multiple blood transfusion, viral hepatitis, hepatic sinusoidal congestion, haemosiderosis and cholestasis, are all conditions which may eventually evolve into liver di...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i730103