Screening for sickle cell trait: The veterans administration national sickle cell program

摘要: Results of the Veterans Administration Sickle Cell Program for a period 10 years are presented. We screened 370,250 patients; 404,341 attended educational sessions, and 38,347 had individual counseling sessions. cell trait was present in 6.4% patients, HbC 1.8%. The clinically significant disorders HbSC disease, sickle anemia, beta thalassemia were 0.41% individuals screened. A large number uncommon variants detected. program enhanced awareness approach to evaluation hemoglobinopathies.