Delgadinho, MarianaSantos, BrígidaBrito, Miguel2021-03-152021-03-152021-01Delgadinho M, Santos B, Brito M. Haplotype distribution and genotypic diversity among Angolan children with sickle cell disease. In: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics (SPGH – Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética Humana). Medicine. 2021;100(4):e23585. poster 28.http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/13097FCT/Aga Khan (project no. 330842553).FCT_UIDB/05608/2020FCT_UIDP/05608/2020Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that affects over 300,000 newborns worldwide every year. Despite being a monogenic disease, SCD shows a remarkably high clinical heterogeneity, and analysis of the HBB gene cluster has revealed five distinct haplotypes: Senegal (SEN), Benin (BEN), Central African Republic (CAR), Cameroon (CAM), and Arab-Indian (ARAB). The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of HBB haplotypes, as well as to correlate other genetic predictors that could have an impact on SCD phenotype in an Angolan pediatric population.engBlood disorderSickle cell diseaseChildrenAngolaFCT_Aga Khan (project no. 330842553)FCT_UIDB/05608/2020FCT_UIDP/05608/2020conference object10.1097/MD.0000000000023585