Guidelines for screening, diagnosis and management of hemoglobinopathies.
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2014-04
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The b‑thalassemias and sickle cell disorders are a major
health burden in India. Diagnosis and management of these
disorders both in adults and in newborns using appropriate
approaches and uniform technology are important in
different regions of a vast and diverse country as India.
In view of a National Thalassemia Control Program to be
launched soon, a need was felt for guidelines on whom
to screen, cost‑effective technologies that are to be used
as well as for establishing prenatal diagnosis programs in
regional centers. Newborn screening for sickle cell disorders
is in its infancy in India and uniform approaches need to
be followed. Also, included are guidelines for monitoring
and managing patients who are now growing older and
need comprehensive care as well as management of
complications of the disease.
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Diagnosis, guidelines, hemoglobinopathies, management, sickle cell disease, thalassemia
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Ghosh Kanjaksha, Colah Roshan, Manglani Mamta, Choudhry Ved Prakash, Verma Ishwar, Madan Nishi, Saxena Renu, Jain Dipty, Marwaha Neelam, Das Reena, Mohanty Dipika, Choudhary Rajendra, Agarwal Sarita, Ghosh Malay, Ross Cecil. Guidelines for screening, diagnosis and management of hemoglobinopathies. Indian Journal of Human Genetics. 2014 Apr-Jun ; 20 (2): 101-119.