ORPHA:251370
Sickle cell S-D Punjab disease
Also known as: HbSD disease · Hemoglobin S-D Punjab disease · Sickle cell-hemoglobin D disease
Publications
33
33.9th percentile
Trials
0
Interventional, condition-specific
Researchers
135
Distinct authors in sample
Gene link
—
Readiness
1/6
Stages with a signal
Clinical definition (Orphanet)
A rare, genetic hemoglobinopathy characterized by all the characteristics of sickle cell anemia (SCA). Clinical course is similar to SCA, including acute episodes of pain, splenic infarction and splenic sequestration crisis, vaso-occlusive crisis, acute chest syndrome, ischemic brain injury, osteomyelitis and avascular bone necrosis. The is characterized by an HbS allele in combination with the HbD variant, beta121Glu>Gln.
How rare: How common this is has not been clearly measured.
Cross-references
Joined from Mondo / Orphanet. MeSH labels may enter searches; UMLS / OMIM / NCIT are stored for reference.
- MONDO:0016670
- UMLS:C0272084
Research stages
Trial readiness signals
Where this condition sits on an open-data research pipeline — not how close a treatment is, and not medical advice. Empty stages often mean “not in these databases under this Mondo ID,” not “impossible.”
1/6 stages with a signal
Research-stage checklist from open sources (GenCC, literature, Monarch when enriched, ClinicalTrials.gov). Not a prognosis or care recommendation.
- Gene identifiedNot found
No GenCC disease–gene assertion in this build
- LiteraturePresent
33 matched papers (16 in last 10 years) Source
- Phenotype characterisedNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / HPO
- Animal modelNot checked
Not yet enriched from Monarch / Alliance
- Orphan designationNot checked
FDA/EMA orphan-drug designation not enriched yet
- Interventional trialNot found
No matched interventional trial under our ClinicalTrials.gov rules
Biology
Genes and phenotypes
Gene–disease validity from GenCC, plus phenotypes and animal models joined from Monarch Initiative via Mondo ID — not a clinical diagnosis aid.
Do we know what causes it?
Not yet — the cause hasn't been pinned down in GenCC.
No strong gene–disease assertion joined for this Orphanet entity.
Phenotypes (Monarch / HPO)
Not enriched in this build — Monarch phenotype joins were not run for this record.
Animal models (Monarch / Alliance)
Not enriched in this build.
Literature
Is anyone studying this?
33
33 papers have ever been published on this condition (under this name). For scale, breast cancer has over 700,000. Median papers in the last 10 years for a rare disease in this dataset (publications denominator n=5449) is 41.
33 papers since the earliest indexed year in this search — median last-10-year count for a rare disease in this dataset is 41 (publications denominator n=5449).
16 in the last 10 years · high confidence · 33.9th percentile (publications denominator)
Phrase hits: 33 · MeSH hits: 0
Who's working on it?
135
Distinct author names in 33 sampled papers — named people below.
Who's working on it?
No interventional trial matched this name; these authors publish on it in the sampled literature — a practical starting point for contact.
- 01Colah RB3 papers · 2018
National Institue of Immunohaematology (ICMR), Mumbai, India.
Papers in Europe PMC - 02Anandani G2 papers · 2026
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot, Gujarat India.
Papers in Europe PMC - 03Bernardo WM2 papers · 2022
Associação Médica Brasileira (AMB), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FM USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Papers in Europe PMC - 04Braga JAP2 papers · 2022
Associação Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular (ABHH), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Escola Paulista de Medicina da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Papers in Europe PMC - 05Darrigo-Junior LG2 papers · 2022
Associação Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular (ABHH), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMRP/USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Papers in Europe PMC - 06Dholariya S2 papers · 2026
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot, Gujarat India.
Papers in Europe PMC - 07Ghosh K2 papers · 2016
National Institute of Immunohematology, (Indian Council of Medical Research), 13th floor, New Multistoried Building, K.E.M Hospital Campus, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India.
Papers in Europe PMC - 08Loggetto SR2 papers · 2022
Hospital Infantil Sabará, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Grupo Gestor de Serviços de Hematologia (GSH), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Associação Brasileira de Hematologia, Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular (ABHH), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: loggetto.sr@hotmail.com.
Papers in Europe PMC - 09Mukherjee MB2 papers · 2018
ICMR-National Institute of Immunohaematology, KEM Hospital Campus, Mumbai 400012, India.
Papers in Europe PMC - 10Pandey S2 papers · 2012
Department of Haematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, I.R.C.H. Building (1st floor), Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110 029 India.
Papers in Europe PMC
Clinical research
Is a treatment being tested?
0
interventional trials for this specific condition
No interventional trial testing a treatment matched this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov (observational studies and pan-disease registries are listed separately when present).
Data as of 27 July 2026
No matched interventional trials. This is true for 73% of diseases in the trials denominator (5114 of 7003). Here are the researchers publishing on it.
high confidence · 36.5th percentile (trials denominator)
Recruiting interventional trials
From the matched ClinicalTrials.gov set
No interventional trial testing a treatment was found for this specific condition name on ClinicalTrials.gov.
See who's working on it — people publishing on this disease are often the practical next contact when no trial is listed.
Where to find support
We do not yet link condition-specific patient organisations. These umbrella groups support undiagnosed and ultra-rare families:
India — NPRD
Last verified 2026-07-26This ORPHAcode is not on our curated NPRD list (direct or Mondo-parent match). That does not decide clinical eligibility; families in India should ask a notified Centre of Excellence about current coverage.
Hand-curated for this project. ORPHAcode mappings are best-effort and may be incomplete or imprecise for umbrella categories. Parent (Mondo) matches mean the policy lists a broader category — confirm eligibility with a Centre of Excellence. Financial entitlements summarised from public policy statements and may change. This is not official government guidance.
How we counted this
Europe PMC query (preferred label + any corrected label + Orphanet and Mondo exact synonyms, stoplisted; unioned with resolved MeSH labels when available). UMLS / OMIM / NCIT cross-references are stored on the overview but are not added to the query string.
"Sickle cell S-D Punjab disease" OR "HbSD disease" OR "Hemoglobin S-D Punjab disease" OR "Sickle cell-hemoglobin D disease"
ClinicalTrials.gov query (quoted phrases + MeSH via query.cond, plus recall-expansion terms when used):
"Sickle cell S-D Punjab disease" OR "HbSD disease" OR "Hemoglobin S-D Punjab disease" OR "Sickle cell-hemoglobin D disease"
Study-type breakdown: 0 interventional · 0 observational · 0 expanded access. Only interventional studies enter the trial headline.
Query health: ok — strategies attempted: phrase; with hits: phrase
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Confidence reasoning
- Preferred label is multi-word and distinctive
- No synonyms dropped by stoplist
- No label/synonym collisions with other diseases in this corpus
Ingested 2026-07-27T10:45:36.048Z