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Not all African American babies have sickle cell anemia. It must be inherited for an African American (usually male) to develop the condition.
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Can African American without sickle cell and white women cause a infant to have sickle cell?
NO
What part of the gene carries the information for sickle cell anemia?
you dont have to worry about getting sickle cell if your not african american
What can you do to prevent your chances of getting sickle cell disease?
Sickle cell can not be "caught". It is an inherited genetic disease and is only in the African American community.
What are facts about sickle cell anemia?
· Not like the normal red blood cells, which can live for 120 days, sickle-shaped cells live only 10 to 20 days· About 1 out of every 500 African-American babies born in the United States has sickle cell anemia· Sickle cell disease, red blood cells start out normal, but if they are stressed they become curved, hard, and sticky
How many African American are carriers of the sickle cell?
A very high ratio of 1 in 11.
What could be the cause of low white blood count?
cancer or sickle cell if your African American
Can white people get sickle cell?
No. It is a generally found only in the African/ American community.
How Common is the Sickle Cell?
Today, approximately one in 12 African Americans has sickle cell trait
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.
How common is the sickle cell trait?
Today, approximately one in 12 African Americans has sickle cell trait
What type of disorder is sickle cell disease?
It is when your body does not produce alot of blood and you become very skinny and sick. It can be passed on to babies by mothers and mostly occurs in African countries and some parts of Asia, too.
How many people in the UK have sickle cell anaemia?
15000 people with sickle cell in the UK i think
