Departments

About the department

Department name (English):  Sickle cell Unit, Reference centre for sickle cell disorders, thalassemia and other rare diseases of red cells and erythropoiesis in the Antilles-Guyane

Department name (original): Unité transversale de la drépanocytose, Centre de référence des syndromes drépanocytaires majeurs, des thalassémies et des autres maladies rares du globule rouge et de l'érythropoièse aux Antilles-Guyane

Subnetworks of expertise:

• Red blood cell defects

Healthcare provider: University Hospital of Guadeloupe

Diseases covered by the department:

• Rare anemia
• Hemoglobinopathy
• Beta-thalassemia and related diseases
• Beta-thalassemia
• Sickle cell disease and related diseases
• Sickle cell anemia
• Sickle cell disease associated with an other hemoglobin anomaly
• Hemoglobin C disease
• Rare hemolytic anemia
• Rare constitutional hemolytic anemia
• Rare constitutional hemolytic anemia due to a red cell membrane anomaly
• Rare constitutional hemolytic anemia due to an enzyme disorder

Service offered

• Prevention and genetic counseling
• Treatment and care

Patients covered

• Adults
• Ageing

Department e-mail: maryse.etienne-julan(ELIMINAR)@chu-guadeloupe.fr

Department phone number: 590 590934670