Immigration and screening programs for hemoglobinopathies in Italy, Spain and Turkey

Sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemias are the most common monogenic diseases in the world. The number of migrants and refugees in Europe and Turkey, in the past decade, has increased dramatically due to war, violence or prosecutions in their homeland. Prevention and management of haemoglobin di...

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Autores: Canatan, Duran, Vives Corrons, Juan Luís|||0000-0003-1820-2594, Piacentini, Giorgio, Kara, Fatih, Keskinkılıç, Bekir, Tezel, Başak, Uğur, Aslıhan Külekçi, Babayiğit, Meliha, Krishnevskaya, Elena|||0000-0001-6478-9248, Millimaggi, Giuseppe, Erinekçi, Ozlem, Özdemir, Zekiye, De Sanctis, Vincenzo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:270524
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/270524
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.23750/abm.v92i4.11965
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hemoglobinopathies
Migrants
Refugees
Turkey
Spain
Italy
Equality Plus Project
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Sumario:Sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemias are the most common monogenic diseases in the world. The number of migrants and refugees in Europe and Turkey, in the past decade, has increased dramatically due to war, violence or prosecutions in their homeland. Prevention and management of haemoglobin disorders is well established and managed in countries where these conditions were traditionally endemic or in countries that have a longstanding tradition of receiving migrants. Therefore, preventive and diagnostic programmes regarding hemoglobinopathies in immigrant populations have been implemented. The purpose of this paper it to report a summary of the experience gained in Italy, Spain and Turkey in migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. (www.actabiomedica.it)