High risk groups for sickle cell disease
The following ethnic groups of people have a clinically significant prevalence of haemoglobin S (1):
- African people, including North Africans
- African - Caribbean people
- African - American people
- people from Saudi Arabia
- Africo-Caribbean British people or any other people of African ethnicity from Central or South America
- people from Greece
- people from India
- people from southern Italy, including Sicilians
- people from Turkey (1)
Reference
- Bain BJ, Daniel Y, Henthorn J, et al. Significant haemoglobinopathies: a guideline for screening and diagnosis: a British Society for Haematology guideline. Br J Haematol. 2023 Jun;201(6):1047-65.
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