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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
===Common Risk Factors=== | ===Common Risk Factors=== | ||
*Common risk factors in the development of sickle-cell disease include:<ref name="pmid25143960">{{cite journal| author=Makani J, Ofori-Acquah SF, Nnodu O, Wonkam A, Ohene-Frempong K| title=Sickle cell disease: new opportunities and challenges in Africa. | journal=ScientificWorldJournal | year= 2013 | volume= 2013 | issue= | pages= 193252 | pmid=25143960 | doi=10.1155/2013/193252 | pmc=3988892 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25143960 }} </ref> | *Common risk factors in the development of sickle-cell disease include:<ref name="pmid25143960">{{cite journal| author=Makani J, Ofori-Acquah SF, Nnodu O, Wonkam A, Ohene-Frempong K| title=Sickle cell disease: new opportunities and challenges in Africa. | journal=ScientificWorldJournal | year= 2013 | volume= 2013 | issue= | pages= 193252 | pmid=25143960 | doi=10.1155/2013/193252 | pmc=3988892 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25143960 }} </ref><ref name="pmid22099364">{{cite journal |vauthors=Grosse SD, Odame I, Atrash HK, Amendah DD, Piel FB, Williams TN |title=Sickle cell disease in Africa: a neglected cause of early childhood mortality |journal=Am J Prev Med |volume=41 |issue=6 Suppl 4 |pages=S398–405 |date=December 2011 |pmid=22099364 |pmc=3708126 |doi=10.1016/j.amepre.2011.09.013 |url=}}</ref> | ||
** Africans | ** Africans | ||
**African Americans | **African Americans | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shyam Patel [2]
Overview
The most potent risk factor in the development of sickle-cell disease is race.
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
- Common risk factors in the development of sickle-cell disease include:[1][2]
- Africans
- African Americans
- Indians
- Mediterranean descent
- Geographic location
References
- ↑ Makani J, Ofori-Acquah SF, Nnodu O, Wonkam A, Ohene-Frempong K (2013). "Sickle cell disease: new opportunities and challenges in Africa". ScientificWorldJournal. 2013: 193252. doi:10.1155/2013/193252. PMC 3988892. PMID 25143960.
- ↑ Grosse SD, Odame I, Atrash HK, Amendah DD, Piel FB, Williams TN (December 2011). "Sickle cell disease in Africa: a neglected cause of early childhood mortality". Am J Prev Med. 41 (6 Suppl 4): S398–405. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.09.013. PMC 3708126. PMID 22099364.