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Tommy Burns Sickle Cell Disease
 * Description: (TNR, 12, Bold) **

Sickle cell disease is a disease that rips apart the red blood cells in a human body


 * Inheritance: **

Sickle Cell Disease is a autosomal and not a sex linked. A child cannot inherit it unless the mom and dad have it.


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 * Symptoms: **

the symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease is that it stops oxygen from entering parts of a human body.


 * Diagnosis: **

 One way to get diagnosed is to get blood tests every couple of months.


 * Treatment: **

Babies will take pills to stop the infection.

Red blood cell last for a while sickle cells can only like for 1-2 weeks long.
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> The disease is the most likely going to effect people in other countries then America


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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sickle cell foundation <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Sickle cell support group.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 11pt;">learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/disorder/whataregd
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