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==Risk Factors==
==Risk Factors==
The most potent risk factor in the development of sickle-cell disease is race, which include Africans, African Americans, Indians, and persons of Mediterranean descent. An additional risk factor is geographic location, with these locations containing the greatest occurrences of disease.<ref name="pmid25143960">{{cite journal| author=Makani J, Ofori-Acquah SF, Nnodu O, Wonkam A, Ohene-Frempong K| title=Sickle cell disease: new opportunities and challenges in Africa. | journal=ScientificWorldJournal | year= 2013 | volume= 2013 | issue=  | pages= 193252 | pmid=25143960 | doi=10.1155/2013/193252 | pmc=3988892 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25143960  }} </ref>  
===Common Risk Factors===
*Common risk factors in the development of sickle-cell disease include:<ref name="pmid25143960">{{cite journal| author=Makani J, Ofori-Acquah SF, Nnodu O, Wonkam A, Ohene-Frempong K| title=Sickle cell disease: new opportunities and challenges in Africa. | journal=ScientificWorldJournal | year= 2013 | volume= 2013 | issue=  | pages= 193252 | pmid=25143960 | doi=10.1155/2013/193252 | pmc=3988892 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25143960  }} </ref><ref name="pmid22099364">{{cite journal |vauthors=Grosse SD, Odame I, Atrash HK, Amendah DD, Piel FB, Williams TN |title=Sickle cell disease in Africa: a neglected cause of early childhood mortality |journal=Am J Prev Med |volume=41 |issue=6 Suppl 4 |pages=S398–405 |date=December 2011 |pmid=22099364 |pmc=3708126 |doi=10.1016/j.amepre.2011.09.013 |url=}}</ref>
** Africans
**African Americans
**Indians
**Mediterranean descent
**Geographic location


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shyam Patel [2]

Overview

The most potent risk factor in the development of sickle-cell disease is race.

Risk Factors

Common Risk Factors

  • Common risk factors in the development of sickle-cell disease include:[1][2]
    • Africans
    • African Americans
    • Indians
    • Mediterranean descent
    • Geographic location

References

  1. Makani J, Ofori-Acquah SF, Nnodu O, Wonkam A, Ohene-Frempong K (2013). "Sickle cell disease: new opportunities and challenges in Africa". ScientificWorldJournal. 2013: 193252. doi:10.1155/2013/193252. PMC 3988892. PMID 25143960.
  2. Grosse SD, Odame I, Atrash HK, Amendah DD, Piel FB, Williams TN (December 2011). "Sickle cell disease in Africa: a neglected cause of early childhood mortality". Am J Prev Med. 41 (6 Suppl 4): S398–405. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2011.09.013. PMC 3708126. PMID 22099364.