(i) To study the outcome of ignorance and lack of awareness about sickle cell disease and G-6-PD deficiency among Dhelki Kharia tribal families of Orissa, and (ii) to study the reproductive output in relation to clinical genetics and patho-physiological implications.
Birth control necessary to limit family size in tribal couples with aberrant heterosis of G-6-PD deficiency and sickle cell disorders in India: an urgency of creating awareness and imparting genetic counseling.
Department of Biochemistry, Regional Medical Research Centre for Tribals (ICMR), Near Medical College, P.O.Garha, Nagpur Road, Jabalpur-482 003, Madhya Pradesh.