Editorial | Harnessing Jamaica’s legacy in sickle cell disease treatment
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Editorial | Harnessing Jamaica’s legacy in sickle cell disease treatment
A too-little-known or appreciated fact is that Jamaica is among the world’s leaders in research and understanding and treatment of sickle cell disease.
Indeed, people in Jamaica who have sickle cell, a disease that primarily affects black populations. According to the medical journal Lanclet, the Caribbean has the highest incidence of the disease outside of west Africa.
Indeed, people in Jamaica who have sickle cell, a disease that primarily affects black populations. According to the medical journal Lanclet, the Caribbean has the highest incidence of the disease outside of west Africa.
