Chance of SS genotype with AS parents?
Wondering the chances of having kids with Sickle Cell Disease when both parents are carriers?
Wondering the chances of having kids with Sickle Cell Disease when both parents are carriers?
It is different for people with the trait/ carriers, that is AS, who have kids together.
So, each parent could pass a copy of the abnormal HbS gene to any of their children or a normal gene.
Prenatal testing in sickle cell disease is what happens when tests are conducted on your baby prior to birth when you and your partner are AS genotype to determine if the baby has the SS gene.
Background Sickle Cell Disease is a serious medical condition that occurs when an individual inherits 2 sickle ‘S’ genes from each parent. A person with SS genotype suffers with significant ill health from childhood. If the condition does not receive proper attention, it can lead […]