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Sickle cell anemia is a gentic disease carried by people of African and sometimes Indian decent. Although both parents need to at least carry the gene for their children to get it not necessarily have the disease.
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Who is affected by sickle cell anemia?
Chromosome #11 is affected in sickle-cell anemiaChromosome #11 is affected in sickle-cell anemia
Can sickle cell anemia cause pneumonia?
no it dose not sickle cell anemia causes death only if African Americans
What are the odds from dying from sickle cell anemia?
This is inherited and only African Americans have it.
Which genetic disorder occurs primarily in African Americans?
Sickle Cell Anemia
What genetic disorder occurs primarily in African Americans?
Sickle Cell Anemia
What is required for a person to have sickle cell?
The person is homozygous for the trait
What is the serious hereditary blood disease found most commonly in African-Americans?
Sickle cell anemia
It's estimated that 1 in 12 African-Americans carries the gene for what blood disease?
Sickle cell anemia
What disorder of the blood tends to target African Americans more than any other group?
Sickle cell anemia.
What people are most likely to develop sickle cell anemia?
there is no specific group of people can get this disease, but i can tell you that in some country you will find the majority of sick people accumulate in one region and that due to the marriage from the same place in this case the no. of sickle disease will increase in that particular area.
What are the percentages of Male versus Female affected by Sickle Cell Anemia?
The male female ratio is 1:1 since there is no sex predilection for Sickle Cell Anemia.
Why do people of Mediterranean and African decent have sickle cell anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is a inherited blood disorder. This means everyone who has sickle cell has inherited it from their parents. With this in mind it means there was a key ancestor in Africa or the Mediterranean who had the first sickle cell anemia and passed it on to their descendants.
