The Sickle-Cell Disease

Sickle-Cell disease is an autosomal recessive disease. Specific research caught my attention such as specific ethnic groups that are more commonly affected by this disease such as African-Americans. It is stated that 1 in 12 of African-Americans carry a sickle cell gene and 1 in every 500 are diagnosed with the SCD at birth. On top of that, 25 percent of the population in Africa carries a sickle cell trait. SCD can damage the brain, heart, lung and liver. People can still live a long life, but the pain unbearably re-occurs. In fact, top source sources state they can live up 47 years old (Collins,
2006).