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. 2008 Apr;33(4):238-43.

Pharmacological management of sickle cell disease

Uche Anadu Ndefo, Angie Eaton Maxwell, Huong Nguyen, Tochukwu L Chiobi

Pharmacological management of sickle cell disease

Uche Anadu Ndefo et al. P T. 2008 Apr.
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Risk factors. Two parents with the sickle cell trait (AS) have a 25% chance of having a child without the sickle cell trait (AA), a 50% chance of having a child with the sickle cell trait (AS), and a 25% chance of having sickle cell disease (SS). In this inherited condition, both hemoglobin A and S are produced in the red blood cells (more A than S).
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