Treatment for sickle cell disease in Africa: should we invest in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation?

Pan Afr Med J. 2014 May 13:18:46. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.46.3923. eCollection 2014.

Authors

Gift Pule¹, Ambroise Wonkam¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Human Genetics, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, South Africa.

No abstract available

Keywords: Africa; Sickle Cell Disease; haematopoietic stem cells transplantation; hydroxyurea.

MeSH terms

Africa / epidemiology
Anemia, Sickle Cell / epidemiology
Anemia, Sickle Cell / therapy*
Cost of Illness
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
Humans

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