Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), the most common genetic disorder amongst Black people, poses a significant psychosocial burden on the sufferers, the caregivers and their families. According to the UN, globally an estimated 5, 000,000 are born every year with this condition and sadly half of them will die before their fifth birthday…
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As a rule, SCD cannot be cured, so lifelong treatment and monitoring are needed. There are a number of different treatments which help to prevent sickling episodes, or prevent related problems such as infection…
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Should I and my partner have Genotype tests before starting a relationship or family?
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While love is a great thing to consider one very important yet often neglected factor that need to be considered is Genotype; its effect is for a life time.
A certain combination of Genotype would lead to the birth of children with SCD (Sickle Cell Anemia). The Sickle Cell is named after the Farmer’s tool called Sickle because….
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