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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.
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What is a type of anemia that is inherited by African American mediterranean and southeast Asian people?
Thalassemia
Why do African Americans get affected by sickle cell anemia?
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.
Is Cooley's Anemia found more commonly in certain groups of people?
The original term for cooley's anemia, is Mediterranean anemia. People from the Mediterranean origin tend to develop this disease more commonly. Children can inherit it from one of their parents.
What type of anemia is a genetic disease commonly found among people of African descent?
Sickle cell anemia.
A type of inherited anemia marked by a defective type of hemoglobin in people of Mediterranean background?
Thalassemia
How often doese sickle cell anemia occur in the population?
Sickle cell anemia occurs most commonly in people of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian descent. In the United States, it is estimated that about 1 in 365 African American births and 1 in 16,300 Hispanic Americans are affected by sickle cell anemia. These numbers may vary based on geographic region and population demographics.
Who is affected by sickle cell anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder affecting individuals who inherit two copies of the abnormal hemoglobin gene from both parents. This primarily affects people of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian descent.
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.
Do dread locks grow fast?
It varies with ethnicity. People of African decent tend to take longer to grow hair, whereas those of European decent grow much faster. Dreadlocks for African-decent people grow faster than their natural, unlocked hair. For those not of African decent, a little more than your average growth.
Which African country are the native people of Indonesian decent?
Zimbabwe and Madagascar
Where in Central America do people of African decent most often live?
canada
Can Mexican people get sickle cell anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is more common in populations from Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. It is uncommon in Mexican populations, but it is still possible for Mexican individuals to have sickle cell anemia, especially if they have ancestors from regions where the condition is more prevalent.
