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Technically anyone could get Sickle Cell. If one of your parents had a sickle cell anemia trait they could have passed it down to their child. If both of them had it then they definitly passed it down to their child. If a person is trying to find out if they have Sickle Cell Anemia then they should see someone who can conduct a pedigree. Or a gene tracer. This was taught to me in Science class a couple years ago so the information could not be completely accurate.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoNope females too i have seen female baby deaths(like I didn't witness them die) from sickle cell clogs near the liver causing it to swell to like four times its size or something(note: I am NOT a doctor, coroner, forensic pathologist, of whatever!)
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∙ 13y agoIt can effect both, but i don't know the percentage of either male or female separate.
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∙ 14y agoBoth males and females can get sickle cell disease.
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∙ 11y agomale an female are likely to have disease
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Is sickle cell heterozygous?
yes there are two concentrations of sickle cell they are: sickle cell trait: co-dominance is established and only 50% of your cells are malformed sickle cell anemia: sickle cell is totally dominant and all cells are malformed, this only happens when both alleles are coded for sickle cell
What is required for a person to have sickle cell?
The person is homozygous for the trait
Can black people get chickenpox?
Yes. The only thing I am aware of that remotely might be related to your question is that if someone has sickle cell anemia they are unlikely to get malaria.
How can sickle-cell disease be treated?
Stem cell or bone marrow transplants are the only cure for sickle cell disease
What are the pros for SICKLE CELL ANEMIA?
The pro of sickle cell hemoglobin is that if you have only one allele for sickle cell hemoglobin and the other allele is normal, then you are immune to malaria.
Can child be born with sickle cell if one parent is sickle cell carrier and another is normal?
A child has to receive the gene from both parents to heve sickle cell anemia. if only one parent passes on the gene, then the child will have sickle cell trait, but no symptoms of sickle cell anemia.
Can white people get sickle cell?
No. It is a generally found only in the African/ American community.
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.
According to our readings the only human adaptation to malaria is sickle-cell anemia?
the only human adaptation to malaria is sickle-cell anemia true?
what if the father has sickle trait, does that mean the baby will have it?
If one parent has sickle cell trait and the other parent has the normal type of hemoglobin, there is a 50% (1 in 2) chance with EACH pregnancy that the baby will be born with sickle cell trait.
How do doctors diagnose sickle cell disease?
bone marrow transplant is the only known cure of sickle cell disease.
Can sickle cell anemia cause pneumonia?
no it dose not sickle cell anemia causes death only if African Americans
