Friday, May 30, 2014

This Week In Sickle Cell News

Hello All!


Yesterday kicked off the REDAC 5th International Symposium on Sickle Cell Disease in Central Africa. The conference is being held this year in Kinshasa, DRC, and is a gathering of experts in the disease, who are actively engaged in research. This year's program includes the following topics:

  • Clinical manifestations
  • Complications and rare expressions
  • Monitoring and management
  • Genetics
  • Markers of severity
  • Susceptibility to infections
  • Traditional and herbal medicine
  • The role of HbF in clinical expression
  • Malaria and sickle cell disease
  • Marriage system and society
  • Alpha thalassemia and beta S gene haplotypes
Updates if/as they become available.

This week's selection:







Have an Excellent Weekend!


The ASN Team





















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