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No. It is a generally found only in the African/ American community.

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Q: Can white people get sickle cell?
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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...


Can African American without sickle cell and white women cause a infant to have sickle cell?

NO


Does white women get sickle cell anemia?

No


Do people die from sickle cell anaemia?

20,000 people die with sickle cell each year


High white blood cell count is called?

Sickle cell


How many people does sickle cell disease affect?

million people have sickle cell world wide i think


What kind of food we should eat as sickle cell people in the world?

you can eat what we eat. Theres no difference. People w/out sickle cell eat regular things.so can people w/ sickle cell


Is sickle cell heterozygous?

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Can sickle cell cause high white blood cells?

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Can white people get sickle cell anemia?

1.It is particularly common among people whose ancestors come from sub-Saharan Africa; Spanish-speaking regions (South America, Cuba, Central America); Saudi Arabia; India; and Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Greece, and Italy. In the Unites States, it affects around 72,000 people, most of whose ancestors come from Africa. The disease occurs in about 1 in every 500 African-American births and 1 in every 1000 to 1400 Hispanic-American births. About 2 million Americans, or 1 in 12 African Americans, carry the sickle cell trait. The below text is partially incorrect: According to pubmed (a government run medical website) only 2 white people have been diagnosed with sickle cell. It was caused by a random mutation in their genes. For a white person to get sickle cell they must have a 1 in a trillion genetic mutation because there is no genetic history of sickle cell in white people. No genetic history of sickle cell means that it can not be inherited, it can only come from a mutation. Black people have much higher odds of having sickle cell because there is a genetic history of sickle cell in Africans. This means that it can be inherited from the parents. Sickle cell originated in three independent blood lines in Africa and one blood line in India 70,000-150,000 years ago. If you have sickle cell it means you are a descendent of one of these blood lines. 2. i am white and having sickle cell trait and alot off people around me having sickle cell disease


How many people in the UK have sickle cell anaemia?

15000 people with sickle cell in the UK i think


Sickle cell anaemia IS a disease of the leucocytes?

No, sickle cell anemia is a disease of the hemocytes, the red blood cells. Leucocytes are one type of white blood cell.