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Sickle cell disease incidence among newborns in New York State by maternal race/ethnicity and nativity
Author(s) -
Ying Wang,
Joseph Kennedy,
Michele Caggana,
Regina Zimmerman,
Sanil Thomas,
John Berninger,
Katharine B. Harris,
Nancy Green,
Suzette O. Oyeku,
Mary Hulihan,
Althea M. Grant,
Scott D. Grosse
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
genetics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1530-0366
pISSN - 1098-3600
DOI - 10.1038/gim.2012.128
Subject(s) - ethnic group , race (biology) , incidence (geometry) , medicine , disease , demography , biology , political science , optics , physics , sociology , botany , law
Sickle cell disease is estimated to occur in 1:300-400 African-American births, with higher rates among immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean, and is less common among Hispanic births. This study determined sickle cell disease incidence among New York State newborns stratified by maternal race/ethnicity and nativity.

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