Sickle cell disease is one of many diseases of the red blood cell.
Sickle-cell anemia affects black people more than other groups. There is some indication that sickle-cell gives a survival benefit for some tropical diseases, such as the Malaria parasite.
Sickle-cell anemia affects black people more than other groups. There is some indication that sickle-cell gives a survival benefit for some tropical diseases, such as the malaria parasite.
one genetic disease is sickle cell disease. another is thallasemia.
Sickle cell anemia and some nerve and brain disorders are examples of inherited diseases. These inherited diseases pass from parent to child via chromosomal exchange.
Some diseases that result from inherited changes in DNA sequence include cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, Huntington's disease, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. These diseases are caused by mutations in specific genes that can be passed from parents to their offspring.
Having one sickle cell gene (a condition known as sickle cell trait) can be beneficial in certain contexts. It provides some protection against malaria, particularly in regions where the disease is prevalent, as the presence of the sickle cell trait makes it more difficult for the malaria parasite to survive in the bloodstream. However, individuals with sickle cell trait typically do not experience the severe health complications associated with sickle cell disease, which occurs when both genes are inherited. Thus, while the trait can offer some advantage in specific environments, it does not confer the same risks as the disease itself.
Though Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia are seemingly similar to the unknowing, a large difference remains; Thalassemia is characterized by a reduced production from one of the globin chains which make up hemoglobin while in Sickle Cell Anemia, the globin chains themselves are structurally defective.
When point mutation occurs at cellular level, it can cause many diseases. Some of these diseases include Cancer, Sickle-Cell Anemia, Cystic Fibrosis and Color Blindness.
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.
If a person does not carry the Sickle cell trait and they marry some one with the trait. The child that comes from that relationship can never have sickle cell disease, however that child has a chance of having the sickle trait.
This means that you inherit certain genes from your parents; these genes can predispose you to a certain diseases. For example, you may be more vulnerable to certain bacteria, or the genes may directly related to some defect, such as sickle-cell anemia.This means that you inherit certain genes from your parents; these genes can predispose you to a certain diseases. For example, you may be more vulnerable to certain bacteria, or the genes may directly related to some defect, such as sickle-cell anemia.This means that you inherit certain genes from your parents; these genes can predispose you to a certain diseases. For example, you may be more vulnerable to certain bacteria, or the genes may directly related to some defect, such as sickle-cell anemia.This means that you inherit certain genes from your parents; these genes can predispose you to a certain diseases. For example, you may be more vulnerable to certain bacteria, or the genes may directly related to some defect, such as sickle-cell anemia.