By Dr. Girish B Navasundi Posted on December 4, 2023

Marriages among kin, a major cause for sickle cell disease

The incidence of Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) is on the rise in communities where consanguineous marriages are prevalent, said Dr Sunil Bhat, Senior Consultant & Head Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, Mazumdar-Shaw Cancer Centre, Narayana Health City.