Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Support Project

Traits are healthy carriers of sickle cell and thalassaemia, most people who carry the trait do not know they have it.

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Treatments are improving quickly- people can live a long life if they receive the right treatment.

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Because sickle cell and thalassaemia are genetic diseases they can occur in any population.

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You only get sickle cell or thalassaemia by inheriting genes from your parents.

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It is just as important for men to get screened as it is for women.

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You can't tell you are a carrier unless you have a blood test.

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