Sickle Cell Anemia |
Sickle Cell Anemia12/02/2009 |
What are the pros vs. cons of reproducing if you have sickle cell anemia?
The major problem one deals with is the passing of the gene for hemoglobin s to child. If the other parent does not have sickle cell disease or trait or thallassemia or hemoglobin c then the children may have trait and not be significantly affected.
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Eric H Kraut, MD Professor of Hematology College of Medicine The Ohio State University |