Main Complications during Pregnancy and Recommendations for Adequate Antenatal Care in Sickle Cell Disease: A Literature Review

• Main Authors: Camilla Olivares Figueira (Author), Fernanda Garanhani Surita (Author), Kleber Fertrin (Author), Guilherme de Moraes Nobrega (Author), Maria Laura Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common monogenic disease worldwide, with a variable prevalence in each continent. A single nucleotide substitution leads to an amino-acid change in the β-globin chain, altering the normal structure of hemoglobin, which is then called hemoglobin S inheri...