Frequently asked question: When is someone a carrier of sickle cell disease?

It is also possible to inherit the mutated gene from one parent and the normal unchanged gene from the other. You will then be a carrier of the disease. As a sickle cell disease carrier, you have enough unchanged beta globin, meaning that your body is still able to properly create hemoglobin A1. Still, you may pass your genetic predisposition to the disease to your children.

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