Prognosis of SCD: Is Postal Code More Important Than the Genetic Code?
| Friday, October 3, 2025 |
| 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM |
| Main Plenary Hall - Rooms 8 & 11 |
Overview
Partner: European Hematology Association
Chair:
Mariane De Montalembert
Speakers:
Brigitte Ranque (France) - Estimating the risk of infant mortality attributable to SCD in sub-Saharan Africa
David Rees (UK) - Prognostic factors in SCD, from genetics to environment
Ambroise Wonkam (Cameroon, US) - Exploiting genomic variation in African populations to improve our understanding of HbF modifiers in sickle cell disease
Main Plenary Hall - Rooms 8 & 11
Presenters
Prof. Mariane de Montalembert
Doctor
Hopital Necker
Session Chair
Prof. Brigitte Ranque
Professeur
Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou , Aphp
Estimating the risk of infant mortality attributable to SCD in sub-Saharan Africa
Prof. David Rees
Consultant
King's College London
Prognostic factors in SCD, from genetics to environment
Prof. Ambroise Wonkam
Professor And Director
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Exploiting genomic variation in African populations to improve our understanding of HbF modifiers in sickle cell disease.
