Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by production of
abnormal hemoglobin S and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Information …

The sickle cell (HbS) gene occurs at a variable frequency in the Middle Eastern Arab
countries, with characteristic distribution patterns and representing an overall picture of …

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of sickle cell disorders and beta thalassemia, with their
regional distribution, in the adult population screened as part of the Saudi Premarital …

Haemoglobinopathies including the thalassemias and sickle cell disease are known to be
prevalent inherited disorders in most Arab countries with varying prevalence rates and …

Objective The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of single‐dose ketamine
infusion in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) who presented with acute sickle …

Saudi Arabia has a population of 27.1 million. Prevalence of many autosomal recessive
disorders is higher than in other known populations. This is attributable to the high rate of …

Basra, southern Iraq, was mapped for haemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase [‎ G6PD]‎ deficiency. Of 1064 couples aged 14-60 years recruited from the …

Background Hemoglobinopathies represent a major public health problem in Saudi Arabia
(SA). Reports suggest that their higher prevalence is not evenly distributed in SA. Regional …

Beta-thalassaemia major and sickle-cell disease are important health problems in Iraq. To
provide information for a prevention programme, the frequency of haemoglobin disorders …

Sickle-cell disease (SCD) is a wide-spread inherited hemolytic anemia that is due to a point
mutation, leading to the substitution of valine for glutamic acid, causing a spectrum of clinical …