Neonatal Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Southwest Iran

نویسندگان
Moradi-Choghakabodi , Parastoo ID 1
Yousefi , Homayoun ID 2
Zandian , Khodamorad ID 3
Keikhaei , Bijan ID 4
Rahim , Fakher ID 5
Pedram , Mohammad ID 6
Hosseini nejad , Khojasteh ID 7
Samavat , Ashram ID 8

1 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

2 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

3 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

4 Research Center for Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathy, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences ,Ahvaz, Iran.

5 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

6 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

7 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

8 Genetics Office, Disease Management Centre, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.

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چکیده

the risk of sickle cell complications that is a common hemoglobin disorder in Southwest Iran. This study aimed at determining the incidence of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and other Hemoglobinopathies in newborn being at risk based on ethnic origin. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive epidemiologic  study, between September 2013 and ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Newborn screening, Sickle cell, Sickle cell trait