Sickle Cell Awareness Month

July is Sickle Cell Awareness Month.

The different kinds of Sickle Cell Disorders and the different traits are found mainly in people whose families come from Africa, the Caribbean, the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and Asia.* In Britain SCD is most common in people of African and Caribbean descent (at least 1 in 10-40 have sickle cell trait and 1 in 60-200 have SCD). It is estimated there are over 6,000 adults and children with SCD in Britain at present. There are other inherited conditions that mainly affect other groups, e.g. Cystic Fibrosis in Europeans, and Tay-Sachs disease in Jewish people.

If you would like to find out more about Sickle Cell Awareness Month go to the Sickle Cell Society website at http://www.sicklecellsociety.org/

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