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    Red blood cell alloimmunization among Sudanese homozygous sickle cell disease patients
    (Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2013) Ahmed Bolad, Mohammed Abbas; Nasreldin Jiefri, Adil Mergani
    Background: Transfusion of RBCs is a major therapeutic option for anemia in homozygous SCD. Numerous studies conducted in the world to determine the frequency of alloimmunization in SCD patients, but there are no studies conducted in Sudan in open literature, to our knowledge. The objective of this study was to assess the incidence of RBC alloimmunization in SCD HbSS patients in Sudan. Methods: This study was conducted in Omdurman between August 2011-Aril 2012, in 100 SCD HbSS patients of age between 6 ...