Sickle Cell Anemia in an Arab Bedouin Village in the Northern Israel

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel300 enrolled

Overview

Sickle cell anemia and sickle cell thalassemia are frequent diseases among the israeli arab population. The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical characteristics of the patients in one arab village and the laboratory characteristics in the carriers of this gene based in the screening for pregnant women that is carried out in the population of northern Israel. The results can be useful in order to institute universal screening for sickle cell anemia in northern Israel.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Sickle Cell Disease

Interventions

Medical history and basic laboratory analysisPROCEDURE

Medical history and basic laboratory analysis

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All the patients that were diagnosed as having sickle cell disease in the specific village and all the population screened for hemoglobinopathies in the same location

Locations (1)

Pediatric Hematology Unit - HaEmek Medical Center

Afula, Israel

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