Sickle cell disease in Germany: Results from a national registry.
Joachim B KunzStephan LobitzRegine GrosseLena OevermannDani HakimehAndrea JarischHolger CarioRita BeierDaniela SchenkDominik SchneiderUte Groß-WieltschAram ProkopSabine HeineClaudia KhuranaMiriam ErlacherMatthias DürkenChristina LinkeMichael Christoph FrühwaldSelim CorbaciogluAlexander ClaviezMarkus MetzlerMartin EbingerHermann FullThomas WieselWolfgang EberlHarald ReinhardLaura TagliaferriPierre AllardIrini Karapanagiotou-SchenkelLisa-Marie RotherDorothea BeckLucian Le CornetAndreas E Kuloziknull nullPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
With an estimated number of at least 2000, the prevalence of SCD in Germany remains low. Prospectively, we expect that the quality of care for children with SCD will be further improved by an earlier diagnosis after the anticipated introduction of a newborn screening program for SCD.