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You can prevent sickle cell disease by theres no way you can but if you have sickle cell disease you can get blood transfusions to stop most of the pain becasue you can get new blood cells instead of moon like shaped cells and then you will have easier blood flow and no pain because it wont clog anymore.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoSickle Cell Anemia is a inherited trait through genes from either a carrier, or someone who already has it. For example
"A" represents dominant normal blood cell
"s" represents recessive sickle anemia gene
AA= normal (doesn't have sickle cell anemia)
AS= carrier (carries the gene for sickle cell anemia, but has little to know effects from it)
SS= has sickle cell anemia
If you have a cross between a parent with the normal gene "AA" and a carrier "AS" you will have a two-in-four chance of having a child without sickle cell anemia and a two-in-four chance of having a child that carries the gene but does not have it which would be "AS"
If you have a parent whom is a carrier and another parent whom is a carrier you will have one-in-four chance of a child with normal blood cells, two-in-four chance of having a child which carries the gene, and one-in-four chance of a child who actuall has sickle cell anemia.
If you cross to people with sickle cell anemia "SS" their children will have the mutation.
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∙ 11y agoSickle cell anemia is characterized by abnormally shaped red blood cells, which are not as efficient at oxygen transport as normally shaped red blood cells and can cause blood clots. It is a genetic disease, which you get by inheriting the genes from your parents.
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∙ 15y agoIt is an inherited condition. A person can either be a carrier by having only one allele for sickle cell or have sickle cell anemia by inheriting two alleles.
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∙ 15y agothey get sickle cells if any one in their family had it?
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∙ 13y agoit is a genetic disease , both parents have to have sickle cell trait .
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∙ 13y agoSickle Cell Anemia is inherited by a previous family member.
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∙ 11y agoIts a trait that is passed down from each generation.
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Is you kiss do you get sickle cell disease?
No. Sickle Cell is not an infectious disease, but is genetic.
Is sickle cell disease a blood cancer?
No, sickle cell disease is not cancerous.
What genetic disorder results in abnormally shaped blood?
Spherocytosis
How can sickle-cell disease be treated?
Stem cell or bone marrow transplants are the only cure for sickle cell disease
What is the causative agent of sickle cell?
Sickle cell disease is caused when someone inherits sickle shaped hemoglobin. It is a disease that can be managed, but not cured.
Is sickle cell anemia a point mutation?
An example of point-mutation is sickle-cell anemia. Sickle-cell disease is hereditary.
How do doctors diagnose sickle cell disease?
bone marrow transplant is the only known cure of sickle cell disease.
What is a sickle cell project proposal?
A proposal for a project investigating sickle cell disease.
Is sickle cell disease a chromosomal abnormality?
sickle cell is an autosomal recessive disorder
Can a disease cure a disease For example Can Cancer be cured by Sickle Cell Anemia?
well no cancer can not be cured by sickle celled anemia because sickle cell is the abnormalty of the shape of the cell.
Is sickle cell anemia an deficiency disease?
The sickle cell anaemia is not a deficiency disease. It is a hereditary disease caused by defective gene in both the parents.
How does sickle-cell trait differ from sickle-cell disease?
in sickle cell trait you don't actually have the disease. you are only able to pass the disease to your kids if you marry a person with sickle cell or that also has the trait. sickle cell disease is when you actually have the disease. you can pass it to your kids if you marry someone with the trait or the disease. if you marry someone without a trait or disease then your kids will most likely have the trait.
