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Can a Caucasian get sickle cell from administering medication to one that has sickle cell?
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What is a screening test that will be orderd for pregnant African American woman that would not be ordered for caucasian pregnant woman?
Sickle cell disease test.
Why is sickle cell called a sickle cell?
The shape of the cell is misshapen.
What are atleast facts about sickle cell anemia?
1. Sickle Cell was the 1st genetic disorder discovered2. 1 in every 500 Black babies born have Sickle Cell However any one of any race can have sickle cell this is why in more than 40 states every single baby born is tested for sickle cell 3. Sickle Pain happen because the blood flow is blocked and the tissue is dying, the same reason that people have pain from a heart attack. So think of a crises as having heart attacks all over your body 4. Pain is not the only symptom of Sickle cell, every sickle cell champion is not in pain but blood flow can be interrupted any where even in your organs this is why the most devastating thing that this disease can do is cause a STROKE. 5. There is only 1 medication that is FDA approved To treat "Sickle Cell" (many medications treat the symptoms) but HYDROYUREA is the only medication to treat the disease.
What is sickle cell in white people called?
Sickle Cell....... My son has been diagnosed with sickle cell trait. We are white and the doctors called it Sickle Cell Trait! hope this helps...
Is sickle cell anemia a point mutation?
An example of point-mutation is sickle-cell anemia. Sickle-cell disease is hereditary.
What is the sickle cell trait of sickle cell anemia?
The sickle cell trait is that you dont have the whole thing you have half of it which is called the trait
Is the fetus at risk of sickle cell if the father has sickle cell?
Yes.
Is sickle cell anemia the same as sickle cell diseases?
yes
Sickle-cell anemia is an example of a point-mutation?
An example of point-mutation is sickle-cell anemia. Sickle-cell disease is hereditary.
What genetic disorder results in abnormally shaped blood?
Spherocytosis
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.
What groups get sickle cell disease?
A person can only inherit sickle-cell genes if some of their ancestors came from certain regions in Africa where the inhabitants carry sickle-cell genes. A person with one sickle-cell gene has sickle-cell trait, a milder problem. If both father and mother pass on sickle-cell genes, the child, with two genes, will have sickle-cell disease.
