3706, It is not "race specific." Posted by HoChiGrimm, Mon Oct-20-03 03:00 AM
Sickle cell is a disease that affects people of all different racial and ethnic backgrounds, including African, Arabian, Israeli, Greek, Italian, Hispanic, Turkish, and Pakistani. Although unlikely, it is entirely possible for a blond- haired, blue-eyed child of Northern European extraction to have sickle cell disease.
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