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Sickle cell is diagnosed by a simple blood test called hemoglobin electrophoresis. This analyzes the blood and points out abnormal cells.
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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...
Who on TLC was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia?
T- Boz
Can someone be diagnosed with sickle cell in adulthood?
yes because anyone can get that disease
How do you know when you have sickle cell anemia?
When you have been diagnosed with it by a medical doctor by lab testing.
Can an adult be diagnosed with sickle cell anemia?
Yes, an adult can be diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. The condition is usually detected in childhood through newborn screening or during genetic testing later in life. Adults who have not been previously diagnosed may present with symptoms such as anemia, pain crises, or complications related to sickle cell disease.
How is sickle cell anaemia diagnosed?
A sample of blood is looked at under a microscope. The sickled cells are then seen.
What is sickled cells?
a person who receiver traits from anothr karyotype
Can a child get sickle cell at the age of sixteen?
Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition that a child inherits from their parents, and symptoms typically manifest in early childhood. A child cannot "get" sickle cell disease at the age of sixteen if they do not already have the genetic traits for it. However, if a person has the sickle cell trait, they may not show symptoms until later in life, but the underlying genetic condition is present from birth. Therefore, a child diagnosed with sickle cell disease at sixteen would have had it since birth, but symptoms may not have appeared until later.
Why is sickle cell called a sickle cell?
The shape of the cell is misshapen.
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
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.
