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A member asked:
My spouse is a carrier of the trait but i am not. what are the chances of our kids having sickle cell disease?
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Zero if.....: If you are not a trait carrier & do not have sickle cell, the pregnancies you make will never produce sickle cell disease. If you are really normal, the two possibilities would be trait or normal.
Answered 1/25/2013
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None: If you know for sure that you are not a carrier of the trait, your child will not have sickle cell disease. However, you have a 50% chance of having a child with the trait. The good news is that people with the sickle cell trait usually have very few (or no) medical problems.
Answered 10/4/2016
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None but...: If you do not have sickle trait your children cannot have sickle cell anemia. However, if you carry a gene for other abnormal hemoglobins (like hemoglobin c) your child could be born with sc disease. If you have beta-thalassemia minor, there is a 1/4 chance your child could have sickle-thalassemia, that can cause health problems also. So, you need to know a little more about your blood to be sure.
Answered 10/4/2016
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