What does it mean to be a sickle cell carrier?

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Dr Ezhilarasan Ml

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Sickle cell carrier are people those who inherit sickle cell gene and one normal gene. They usually pass on their sickle cell gene to their baby. This passing on makes them a sickle cell carrier.

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