Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited red blood cell disorder in the United States. It affects about 100,000 people, most of them Black or Hispanic. The disease can cause severe pain, joint ...

People who inherit one sickle cell gene and one normal gene have what’s called sickle cell trait. This means the person won’t have the disease, but will be a trait “carrier” and can pass it on to his ...

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