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The person is homozygous for the trait
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What groups get sickle cell disease?
A person can only inherit sickle-cell genes if some of their ancestors came from certain regions in Africa where the inhabitants carry sickle-cell genes. A person with one sickle-cell gene has sickle-cell trait, a milder problem. If both father and mother pass on sickle-cell genes, the child, with two genes, will have sickle-cell disease.
What is require for a person to have sickle-cell disease?
The person is homozygous for the trait
How is sickle cell trait different from sickle cell disease and what are the key distinctions between the two conditions?
Sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease are both genetic conditions caused by a mutation in the hemoglobin gene. Sickle cell trait means a person carries one copy of the mutated gene, while sickle cell disease means a person has two copies. The key distinction is that individuals with sickle cell trait usually do not experience symptoms, while those with sickle cell disease can have severe health issues such as pain crises, anemia, and organ damage.
Is sickle sell disease acute or chronic?
Sickle cell disease is a chronic condition characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobin in red blood cells. This can lead to acute episodes of pain known as sickle cell crises, which are a common feature of the disease. Overall, sickle cell disease is a chronic condition that requires ongoing management and care.
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.
Is sickle cell disease a blood cancer?
No, sickle cell disease is not cancerous.
Is you kiss do you get sickle cell disease?
No. Sickle Cell is not an infectious disease, but is genetic.
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.
Can a person who has been successfully treated for sickle cell disease still transmit the disease-causing allele to offspring?
Sickle-cell anemia can only be transmitted if both partners have the disease.
What are other names for sickle cell anemia?
Hemoglobin SS disease (Hb SS)
Is there any famous person with sickle-cell disease?
prodigy of mobb deep
Can a person with Sickle Cell Disease pass it to their offspring?
Yes, it is an inherited disorder.
