Clinical Trial: Sickle Cell Anemia in an Arab Bedouin Village in the Northern Israel

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Sickle Cell Anemia in an Arab Bedouin Village in the Northern Israel- An Observational Study

Brief Summary:

Sickle cell anemia and sickle cell thalassemia are frequent diseases among the israeli arab population. The purpose of this study is to assess the clinical characteristics of the patients in one arab village and the laboratory characteristics in the carriers of this gene based in the screening for pregnant women that is carried out in the population of northern Israel.

The results can be useful in order to institute universal screening for sickle cell anemia in northern Israel.

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Sponsor: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

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Information By: HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Dates:
Date Received: May 31, 2007
Date Started: May 2007
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Last Updated: September 3, 2009
Last Verified: September 2009