How To Use Sickle-cell disease In A Sentence
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For example, Caucasians whose families came from Northern Europe are more likely to have cystic fibrosis; African-Americans are more likely to have sickle-cell disease; people of Southeast Asian or Mediterranean background are more likely to have anemias known as thalassemias; and people of Ashkenazi Jewish, French-Canadian, or Cajun background are more likely than others to experience Tay-Sachs disease and several other conditions.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth
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Sickle-cell disease and severe forms of thalassaemia (thalassaemia major) can occur only when both parents are carriers of trait genes for the particular condition.
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This in turn can cause diseases such as Epidermolysis bullosa and sickle-cell disease.
"Endless diversity" in bacterial genomes? - The Panda's Thumb
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Approximately 5% of the world's population carries trait genes for haemoglobin disorders, mainly, sickle-cell disease and thalassaemia.
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