PREVIOUS
✖
First Stigma Scale for Sickle Cell Disease
June 1 , 2025
2 days
105
0
- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently developed India’s first ICMR-SCD Stigma Scale for India (ISSSI).
- The three scales available globally were unsuitable due to India’s diversity.
- ISSSI is the first in India and the fourth globally, available in clinical and research settings.
- Sickle cell disease is caused by the inheritance of two mutated β-globin genes, one from each parent.
- India accounts for the second-highest prevalence of the sickle cell disease (SCD) globally, following sub-Saharan Africa.
Leave a Reply
Your Comment is awaiting moderation.