Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in the Caribbean: An Update of the Present Situation and of the Disease Prevalence

• Main Authors: Jennifer Knight-Madden (Author), Ketty Lee (Author), Gisèle Elana (Author), Narcisse Elenga (Author), Beatriz Marcheco-Teruel (Author), Ngozi Keshi (Author), Maryse Etienne-Julan (Author), Lesley King (Author), Monika Asnani (Author), Marc Romana (Author), Marie-Dominique (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The region surrounding the Caribbean Sea is predominantly composed of island nations for its Eastern part and the American continental coast on its Western part. A large proportion of the population, particularly in the Caribbean islands, traces its ancestry to Africa as a consequence of the Atlanti...