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...
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10.9734/arrb/2019/v33i530132