Pregnancy outcomes among Palestinian refugees women with sickle cell trait in Damascus
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چکیده
he sickle cell hemoglobinopathy is a major public health problem in some parts of the world. Hemoglobin S is the most common clinically significant variant Hb. Hemoglobin S is most common in Africa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the Mediterranean Basin.1 Sickle cell trait (HbAS) results in no detectable abnormality under normal circumstances although it is easily diagnosed by specific investigations including electrophoresis. Affected subjects are not anemic even under the additional stress of pregnancy, unless there are additional complications, and sickling crises occur only in situations of extreme anoxia.2 Although the hematological and clinical profile of the T ABSTRACT Pregnancy outcomes among Palestinian refugees women with sickle cell trait in Damascus
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