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Is the fetus at risk of sickle cell if the father has sickle cell?
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How can you decrease chances of getting sickle cell anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is a genetic disease. There is nothing you can do after you're born to reduce the risk.
What is the advantage of being heterozygous for the sickle cell allele?
Sickle cell trait carries a lower risk of serious malarial disease, without the signs and symptoms of sickle-cell anemia.
How does a person with one sickle cell different than two Sickle cell?
A person with one sickle cell is a "carrier". This means that they have the dormant cell in their genetic composition, and if combined with another with the "carrier" gene, they run the high risk on concieving a child with the blood disease-one who has two sickle cells. A person with two sickle cells, has the sickle cell disease and are carriers(The gene is not dormant but active). Hope this simplifies and explains it for you.
If you have sickle cell and get treated for chlamydia what would happen?
You would lower your risk of complication from untreated chlamydia.
What effect does the altered shape of the red blood cell have on the health of the individual?
There are two forms of the red blood cell: Donut-shape (the normal shape) and Sickle cell. By having Sickle cells, you are immune to Malaria, but you have a higher risk of blood clots.
What are the benefits of sickle cell trait?
sickle cell trait is caused by two recessive alleles - meaning both partns must give resessive trait DNA o their child. - sickle cell anemia dose not have a benefit - or if it dose it is out waysd by the fact that people with sickle cell have very low blood oxygen as their blood cellsare dis-formed. however, if there is only one allele- ie they have A and b alleles for sickle cell. then they are more immune to malaria. a deadly parasite passed by misquotes in tropical countries.
Can mixed race get sickle cell disease?
lol that's a dumb question and that's a dumb answer. Yes it is always possible, to some tiny degree. The risk factor is dependent on the specific races involved. For example a person of African decent has a higher risk, than a person of hispanic or Mediterranean, and caucasian is the lowest risk of all. If one parent is caucasian the risk is pretty small. among 2 caucasians, not of middle eastern or Mediterranean, non jewish, the risk is smallest.
External factors might increase the risk of tissue damage in a person with sickle cell anemia?
Exercising Excessively - Study Island
Is it safe for someone with sickle cell to have a baby?
AnswerAs you already must know Sickle Cell disease is genetic, but the GOOD NEWS is there is no known risk that babies may develop sickle cell disease.It's a good idea to first check with a genetic specialist and make your decision from there.Good luck!
How does the military regard sickle cell trait as it pertains to physical fitness requirements?
Persons with the Sickle Cell Trait usually are considered to be essentially normal, that is, they do not exhibit signs of symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease and are just 'carriers' of the abnormal hemoglobin gene. However, when exposed to vigoruos physical training and extreme environments (e.g. high altitudes where the oxygen levels are significantly low), they are at an increased risk of developing sickle cell crises, which if not adressed early may be fatal. There have been incidences in some militaries where persons have actually died from rigorous physical training during recruitment. As a result, there are some militaries that do not accept persons with Sickle Cell Trait as a policy.
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
Could you do a test to know who is the dad?
After the baby is born you can take a DNA test on him/her and the potential father. No one takes the risk of putting a needle through your belly into the fetus just for DNA.
