One SCD individual who had a stroke was a carrier of the pathogenic variant p.Asp36Tyr in the VKORC1 gene which is, associated with warfarin resistance.
In this ethnic group, only two common haplotypes were observed, with the C-allele of the polymorphism rs2359612 (VKORC1: c.283+837C>T) associated with stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.