Impact of the prenatal diagnosis of the National Program for the prevention of sickle-cell anemia in the incidence of hempoglobimopathies in Santiago de Cuba

• Main Authors: Yolanda Alcira Cuadra Brown (Author), Dulce Hechavarría Stenoz (Author), María Cristina Céspedes Quevedo (Author), Juan José Ferrer Cuadra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The birth of people with SS and SC hemoglobine justified the creation of a prevention program in Cuba which includes the antenatal diagnosis of these hemoglobinopathies. Objective: To show the impact of the antenatal diagnosis in the incidence of sickle-cell anemia and of the composed...