Wondering what the chance of an AS genotype couple having a child with the SS Genotype is? We share exactly the risks in this video.

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disease that affects haemoglobin.

Haemoglobin is a protein found in our red blood cells that carries oxygen, and we need it to survive.

When a person inherits 2 abnormal S genes from each genotype, they develop the Hb S gene and have Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA).

SCA does not develop from an infection or vaccination, or curse – it has been clearly proven to be a genetic (inherited) condition.

But what governs who gets it and how?

In particular, watch this video to learn the chances that AS genotype couple will have a child with genotype SS – who will develop Sickle Cell Disease.

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More Reading

• What AS Genotype Couples Need To Know Before Having Children
• How To Know the Chance of SS Genotype with AS Parents
• Your Next Steps After Sickle Cell Anaemia Diagnosis
• Should People with AS Genotype Marry?
• Sickle Cell Disease and Anaemia – How To Know the Difference

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