Sickle Cell Anaemia: Errors in Haemoglobin Genotyping: Impact on Parents of Children Attending Two Hospitals in South East Nigeria
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53648#.VM8gfSzQrzE Author(s) J. M. Chinawa 1,2* , P. C. Manyike 3,4 , A. E. Aronu 1,2 , H. A. Obu 1,2 , A. T. Chinawa 5 Affiliation(s) 1 College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria . 2 University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku, Nigeria . 3 College of Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakalki, Nigeria . 4 Department of Pediatrics, Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakiliki (FETHA), Abakiliki, Nigeria . 5 College of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria . ABSTRACT Objectives: The study is aimed at determining that errors in assigning genotypes to intending couples do exist; and the impact of these errors on parents. Methods: The study was conducted at the children clinics in Enugu and Abakiliki, south east Nigeria. It is a ...