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SICKLE CELL DISEASE
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The disease is inherited and so it
tends to run in families. To understand
how this occurs, it is necessary to
explain a little about genetics.
It is possible to carry the genes
responsible for sickle cell haemoglobin
without having sickle cell disease.
Such people have sickle cell trait, and
will be perfectly well.
When both parents have sickle cell
trait, their children could inherit a
sickle cell gene from each of them. If
this happens the child will have sickle
cell disease.
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