Abstract

AGRAMONTE LLANES, Olga M; EXPOSITO DELGADO, Yesy; MIGUEL MORALES, Maidelin  and  ZAMORA GONZALEZ, Yaneth. Is hemoglobin s carrier really asymptomatic?. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2015, vol.31, n.2, pp. 102-112. ISSN 1561-2996.

Controversy over whether sickle cell trait should be considered as a benign disease or as an intermediate phenotype of sickle cell anemia has remained to this day. Reports of renal complications and sudden death associated to exercise in these individuals as well as thromboembolic complications demand the need for consensus regarding this concept. It is our goal with this paper to draw attention to this group of individuals, identifying and detecting early complications of their genetic condition in order to provide better health care and actually help to define whether or not sickle cell trait is asymptomatic in carriers.

Keywords : sickle cell trait; asymptomatic.

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