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Nope! The disease is equally in both males and females. This means that it is autosomal.
What else can I help you with?
Is there a company supporting sickle-cell anemia?
The attached link directs you to the sickle-cell website, dedicated to supporting sufferers of the condition. In their words "The Sickle Cell Society believes that every sickle cell sufferer has the right to quality care."
How are sickle cell anemia and maleria the same?
They are definitely not the same. If you are looking for an answer to WHY sickle-cell anaemia is BENEFICIAL to those with malaria then follow this link,What_is_the_benefit_of_sickle_cell_anemia_to_Africans_with_malaria
Sickle cell anemia has been known to help its carriers survive what disease?
Malaria. See the attached link for details.
Why are are people with the sickle cell trait able to resist malaria?
Sickle cell anemia is a genetic diseases that causes red blood cells to be shaped like sickles while normal red blood cells are shaped more like a cylinder. Malaria works by going into the red blood cells until they burst. Because of the strange shape of the red blood cells in people who have sickle cell anemia, malaria can't enter in the cells that have the sickle trait, but it can enter in the others. This way, people with sickle cell wouldn't be as adversely effected then those without it.
Why is Walter Fleming discovery important?
Walter Fleming's discovery of sickle cell anemia as a hereditary disease in 1910 was important because it helped advance our understanding of genetic disorders. This finding was one of the first to link a specific genetic mutation to a disease, paving the way for further research in genetics and inherited diseases. It also had significant implications for the diagnosis and treatment of sickle cell anemia.
What is sickle cell amenia?
Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes the blood cells to change into a shape resembling a farmers sickle or a banana and makes blood flow difficult. There are many complications created by this disease. To learn more about the disease you could use this link: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_Causes.html
Where is a Pedigree chart for sickle cell anemia?
An example pedigree chart for sickle-cell anaemia can be found using the related link below. Individuals shaded black have the disease, individuals that are not shaded are unaffected, and individuals that are carriers are shown with diagonal lines (they are often shown with a single dot in the centre of their shape).
How is the DNA in the Sickle Cell allele different from the normal allele?
Normally, the 6th position of the beta chain of hemoglobin is a Glutamic acid, encoded on the DNA as GAG. The sickle cell mutation has the sequence GTG, resulting in a Valine in the 6th position instead.
What type of mutations exist in sickle cell allele?
The sickle cell allele can have a point mutation where a single nucleotide is changed, resulting in the substitution of glutamic acid with valine in the beta-globin chain of hemoglobin. This leads to the characteristic sickle-shaped red blood cells in individuals with sickle cell disease.
Is it safe to marry a person with sicle cell?
If you love a person and know their health issues then you should be doing research on it and no matter what, love knows no boundaries. There are different types of Sickle Cell and it would be to your advantage to go with your partner to their doctor and discuss any problems this disease may cause. Sickle Cell can be genetically passed down (not to the partner) but to children, so children may be out of the picture, but there is adoption and other resources of having children. There will also be medical expenses with a person with Sickle Cell. Here is a good link to learn more about Sickle Cell http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/about_scd/index.phtml
What are two genetic diseases besides Down syndrome?
Two genetic diseases besides Down syndrome are cystic fibrosis, which affects the lungs and digestive system, and Huntington's disease, which is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects motor function and cognitive abilities.
Do you have any pictures of Angela Ferguson?
http://www.osa.gg/images/AngelaFerguson_web.jpg Go to this link. Angela Fergson was the doctor that discovered sicle cell anemia.
