Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
My grandson has sickle cell disease and his mother has the d gene, but the father has normal hemoglobin.... all the paperwork from st jude said there was a disconnect and his hemoglobin is normal? how is that possible, unless hes not the father?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Mgt: I would suggest that they be re-tested.' If one parent has hemoglobin D trait and his father has sickle cell trait, there is a 25 percent (1 in 4) chance with each pregnancy of having a child with sickle cell (SD) disease.' His father may have Sickle trait without symptoms.
Answered 11/28/2017
511 views
Do I understand?: If Junior has true sickle-cell disease and Dad is not a carrier, he is very unlikely to be the father. Hemoglobin "D" is a different inherited gene for a hemoglobin chain. It's time to talk with the physicians who are caring for him at Saint Jude. Nonpaternity happens and now that the question has been raised, it will not go away. Dad may still love Junior and Mom.
Answered 11/28/2017
511 views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Supposing someone's mother is greek/macedonian and their father is african-american/dominican, what's the chance of the child getting the sickle cell trait?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What will happen when you have a normal hemoglobin allele and a sickle cell allele?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My father had blood tests. Hemoglobin and red blood cell counts low but ferritin, iron, b12 normal. Doctor said he has anemia. Treatment?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Can a DNA test reveal what diseases exist in the family? And can they tell whether the disease comes from the mother or the father?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Is it possible for genetic testing determine if this disease was inherited from mother or father?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
What are the odds that a child will have sickle-cell disease if her father has the disease while her mother does not?
If both a father and mother have sickle cell disease, won't their child get it too?
If one parent has the sickle cell trait and the other is normal, is it possible that their child can get the sickle disease?
My father has protein C and S deficiency (genetic disorder), my mother doesnt. I have never tested to see if I have it as well, only did twice a D-Dimer test and it was normal. Would I have chances to have protein C and S deficiency?
Is it genetically possible for a parent with sickle cell disease to have a baby without sickle trait?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
