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No Use Of Hydroxyurea In Country With Most Sickle Cell Anemia
December 9, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment
Zakari Aliyu
REFERENCE: American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, December 8-11 2007, Atlanta
ZAKARI ALIYU, Howard University, Washington DC
Nigeria has the highest incidence of sickle cell anemia in the world, with over 150,000 children being born each year with the disease. But a new study has shown that no one is using the standard therapy Hydroxyurea to treat it.