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UTILITY OF COMMUNITY GENETICS TOOLS IN ALLEVIATING HEALTH BURDEN FROM HAEMOGLOBINOPATHIES IN INDIA

7^th World Congress on Healthcare & Technologies

September 26-27, 2016 London, UK

B. P. Urade

Anthropological Survey of India, India

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Abstract:

Haemoglobinopathies is a genetic disorder, highly prevalent among the socio-economically backward castes of India inhabit different geographical areas. In India there are an estimated 17862455 individuals with sickle cell trait and 1339684 individuals of sickle cell disease. Most of the children with HbSS disease die prematurely before attaining childhood per year, placing a heavy burden on the already economically underprivileged. An estimated prevalence of sickle cell anaemia in central India is 0- 40 per cent, in South India 0- 35 per cent, in western India 0-30 per cent and in eastern India it is 0-20 per cent. Among scheduled tribes HbS ranges from 0 to 48 %, in scheduled castes it ranges from 0 to 20 % while that of sickle cell disease ranges from 0 to 6 %. In other caste groups it ranges from 0 to 9 % while among Brahmin and Muslim populations, it ranges from 0 to 4.5 % and 0 to 3 % respectively. Sickle cell present at high frequency among the scheduled tribes as compared to other ethnic groups- castes, scheduled castes and communities. Since no cure exists for this monophonic disease it can only be managed at high cost. The only avenue available to reduce the health burden of homozygous is by means of massive population screening and counseling to avoid potential homozygous pregnancies. The detailed risk factors across a cross-sectional ethnic communities and efforts to address the problem with a public health perspective are discussed. Haemoglobinopathies is burning global issue from a public health point of view which needs to be dealt with on war footing.

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