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Yes if they have African ancestry. There are a small amount of blacks in the Gulf of Mexico area where blacks slaves were brought to work by the early Spaniards.
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When was sickle cell anemia discovered?
Sickle cell anemia was discovered in the 1870's and carried many names, but 1922 it was officially named sickle cell anemia.
Is sickle cell anemia a type of poikilocytosis?
Yes, drepanocytosis(sickle cell anemia) is a type of poikilocytosis.
Is sickle cell anemia x-chromosome or non x-chromosome?
Sickle cell anemia is not sex linked.
You have sickle cell anemia what will folic acid do for your sickle cell anemia?
ITS GOOD 4 UR SICKLE CELL! When you have sickle cell, your body looses cells. Folic acid helps to create new cells.
Who gets sickle cell anemia?
Anyone of any race can get sickle cell
Why do people of Mediterranean and African decent have sickle cell anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is a inherited blood disorder. This means everyone who has sickle cell has inherited it from their parents. With this in mind it means there was a key ancestor in Africa or the Mediterranean who had the first sickle cell anemia and passed it on to their descendants.
How do you ge sickle cell anemia?
You get Sickle-Cell Anemia by Birth,it is a genetic disorder.
Is sickle cell anemia a point mutation?
An example of point-mutation is sickle-cell anemia. Sickle-cell disease is hereditary.
Is sickle cell anemia recessive or dominant?
Sickle cell anemia is an autosomal recessive disease. Carriers have sickle cell trait, which confers resistance to malaria.
Is Sickle cell anemia genetic?
Yes, Sickle Cell Anemia is in fact a genetic disorder.
Sickle-cell anemia is an example of a point-mutation?
An example of point-mutation is sickle-cell anemia. Sickle-cell disease is hereditary.
When was sickle cell anemia discovered?
Sickle cell anemia was discovered in the 1870's and carried many names, but 1922 it was officially named sickle cell anemia.
What is a genetic autoimmune difficiency in which blood cells look like a sickle It is not sickle cell anemia?
sickle cell anemia
Is sickle cells disease hereditary?
Sickle cell anemia -yes it is hereditary
Which form of anemia is a genetic disorder?
It sounds like you are looking for Sickle Cell Anemia.
Who is more likely to get sickle-cell anemia?
It is more common for people of African descent to get sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is linked to survivors of falciparum malaria (P. falciparum), it is believed that the hemoglobin cells take on the sickle shape to give the mammal an increased survival rate.
Who is more likely to get sickle cell anemia?
It is more common for people of African descent to get sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is linked to survivors of falciparum malaria (P. falciparum), it is believed that the hemoglobin cells take on the sickle shape to give the mammal an increased survival rate.
