TITLE:
Systematic Screening of Neonatal Sickle Cell Disease with HemoTypeSCTM Kit-Test: Case Study and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Emmanuel Tebandite Kasai, François Boemer, Roland Marini Djang’eing’a, Justin Kadima Ntokumunda, Salomon Batina Agasa, Nestor Ngbonda Dauly, Jean Pierre Alworong’a Opara
KEYWORDS:
Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin Phenotype, HemoTypeSC™, Neonates
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Blood Diseases,
Vol.10 No.1,
March
2,
2020
ABSTRACT: emoTypeSC™ test is a new cheap, faster, and appropriate screening method for neonatal diagnosis of sickle cell disease. The literature reports a few cases of its applicability. This study extends the cases study and reviews the available literature. The sample consisted of 99 subjects, including 87 newborns (36 girls and 51 boys; 1.9 - 4.9 kg BW) sampled among 566 babies bone at six hospitals in Kisangani city (Democratic Republic of Congo) during March-April 2019; height infant-adolescents (