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Sickle cell trait
Sickle cell trait describes a condition in which a person has one abnormal of the beta gene, but does not display the severe symptoms of sickle cell disease that occur in a person who has two copies of that allele. Those who are for the sickle cell allele produce both normal and abnormal hemoglobin.
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Sickle cell trait is not the disease - carriers are usually completely healthy
A child develops the disease only by inheriting the gene from both parents; two carriers face a 1-in-4 chance per pregnancy.
Source: NHS / CDC
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