Sickle cell disease in Michigan

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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)‏. Division of Blood Disorders.

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Description:

There were

approximately 1,392

people diagnosed with

SCD through Michigan’s

Newborn Screening

Program from October

1987 through December

2008. As of 2008:

•• 18% younger than

5 years

•• 48% 5-14 years

•• 34% 15-21 years

From 2004-2008, there

were 251 babies with

SCD born in Michigan:

•• 96% Black or

African-American

•• 13% were underweight

at birth

(<2,500g)

•• The education level

for the mothers of

these babies was:

οο 26% <12th grade

οο 36% High school

diploma or GED

equivalent

οο 38% > High school

•• SCD occurs among

approximately 1 out

of every 2,496 births

•• SCD occurs among

approximately 1 out

of every 467 African-

American births

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Michigan

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