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Can you tell me how is sickle cell anemia passed down?
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Genetic: Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition. You get one set of genes from each of your parents. If they both carry the gene, it is possible for them to pass it to their child. If both parents pass the affected gene, then the child will have sickle cell disease. If one parent passes it to the child, then the child will be a carrier but not be affected by sickle cell disease.
Answered 6/27/2014
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