Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and other Haemoglobinopathies

Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and other Haemoglobinopathies
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Publisher : MDPI
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9783039216147
ISBN-13 : 3039216147
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Book Synopsis Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and other Haemoglobinopathies by : Stephan Lobitz

Download or read book Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and other Haemoglobinopathies written by Stephan Lobitz and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-10-07 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease and other Haemoglobinopathies is a Special Issue of the International Journal of Neonatal Screening. Sickle cell disease is one of the most common inherited blood disorders, with a huge impact on health care systems due to high morbidity and high mortality associated with the undiagnosed disease. Newborn screening helps to make the diagnosis early and to prevent fatal complications and diagnostic odysseys. This book gives an overview of diagnostic standards in newborn screening for sickle cell disease and examples of existing newborn screening programs.


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