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Sickle cell carrier: description in brief
Information for pregnant women to understand what it means to be a sickle cell carrier.
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A blood test can identify adults who carry the gene for sickle cell.
This publication explains about being a carrier and how this can affect an adult and their family.
It explains:
- what a sickle cell carrier is
- possible conditions children could inherit from a carrier
- genetic inheritance for haemoglobin disorders
- what the result means for other people in the family
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Published 1 January 2012
Last updated 5 February 2025
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