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Dr Photo📷镰状细胞医生 🇳🇬 🇨🇳 Profile picture
@Joneclever
Apr 29, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
•Do You Know Your Genotype?
Let's start with "What is a genotype?".Trust me,many still confuse it with blood group.
Genotype is the genetic make up of any individual. This is all the information found inside the individuals cell.
So it means every human being has this "Genotype Image
"and there are 4 main types of human genotype ie:
1. Genotype AA
This genotype has the most advantage when it comes to choosing a partner, people with genotype AA can reproduce with any other genotypes without having the fear of producing offspring with the sickle cell disease
2. Genotype AS
People with this genotype are at great disadvantage when it comes to choosing a partner because they are sickle cell carriers and can only settle with genotype AA alone. This is to Avoid them to have offspring’s who will carry the sickle cell disease.
3. Genotype SS
This is the genotype found in sickle cell patients and they can only settle with individuals with the AA genotype.
4. Genotype AC
This is an uncommon type of genotype. They carry similar traits to those that have the AS genotype and can only settle with those of the AA genotype

The "SS and AC" are known as the abnormal genotype.

• How Do I Know My Genotype?
A genotype test called "Electrophoresis" is done in a medical laboratory to determine ones genotype.
"What is your genotype?" remains a valid question during first time date before investing emotions..
So i will ask you all "What is your genotype?"
Do well to stay glued to the #sicklecelldisease series.
@sickle_smile @ConquerSCD
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@omoakoraye please read sire

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Dr Photo📷镰状细胞医生 🇳🇬 🇨🇳 Profile picture
Sep 10, 2020
What Is Anemia?
Anemia develops when you don't have enough robust, healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout your body. The blood cells may lack enough hemoglobin, the protein that gives blood its red color. Anemia affects about 7% of the US population and is more common
in women of child-bearing age, the elderly, women of color and Hispanic women. Image
Symptoms of Anemia
If you're often tired even though you've slept well or you lack the energy for normal activities, you may have anemia. It can be an underlying cause of memory or mood problems. Symptoms range from none to mild to life-threatening and may include:
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Dr Photo📷镰状细胞医生 🇳🇬 🇨🇳 Profile picture
Jun 19, 2020
I attended a military school in Calabar, and it was a very hectic,it was a place where they sent all the strong-headed, stubborn (aka coconut head) to, so you could be flogged, punished and taught into shape. There was this senior in yellow house.
my immediate senior, she was always sick, always wearing a cardigan and carrying a bottle of water.
I often wondered why her parents had enrolled her in that kind of school,she was always in the sick bay everyday. Because of her health challenges,she was deemed untouchable
because it was said that any hard labour could affect her greatly.
I didn't actually know what exactly was wrong with her, but I knew she was always sick.

It was later,after she had graduated that a friend of mine who lives on her street told me she was a sickle cell. At that
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Dr Photo📷镰状细胞医生 🇳🇬 🇨🇳 Profile picture
May 25, 2020
They matter.
To you and many others,what they go through might seem insignificant, but they matter and it's time we make it known.

Sickle cell Anaemia, is not ogbanje(evil spirit),it doesn't mean they won't live long, many of them outlive non-sicklers.

It is not ONLY African,
it affects other races too. The SCD patients are NOT drug addicts, they simply take PAIN RELIEVERS because of the pain they go through.

Please,do not discriminate them,they go through so much and it is NOT a DISEASE people,it is a carrier state,
where if the both parents have the sickle cell trait i.e AS, it is likely to be passed on to the unborn children.

These are facts to the myths we used to believe about sickle cell anaemia.
Let us all be aware. Sickle cell patients matter and it's truths are meant to be known.
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May 13, 2020
What are the types of sickle cell disease?
Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. It normally has two alpha chains and two beta chains. The four main types of sickle cell anemia are caused by different mutations in these genes.
Hemoglobin SS disease
Hemoglobin SS disease is the most common type of sickle cell disease. It occurs when you inherit copies of the hemoglobin S gene from both parents. This forms hemoglobin known as Hb SS. As the most severe form of SCD,
individuals with this form also experience the worst symptoms at a higher rate.

Hemoglobin SC disease
Hemoglobin SC disease is the second most common type of sickle cell disease. It occurs when you inherit the Hb C gene from one parent and the Hb S gene from the other.
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May 1, 2020
A Person with Sickle Cell Disease can live a long and high quality Life.
People with SCD can lower their chances of difficulties from the disease and enjoy many normal activities by

Getting regular checkups with their Doctor. Image
Following treatments prescribed by their Doctor Image
Preventing infections by taking simple steps including washing of hands. Image
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Apr 27, 2020
What IS Sickle Cell Disease?

The Sickle Cell Disease is a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells by turning them from their normal disc shape (resembling a round plate) to that of a sickle (mirroring the shape of the Disney trademark moon or a boomerang). Image
This altering of shape causes a number of problems which we'll discuss subsequently.
Can also be explained as

Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited condition that affects the red blood cells and various organs if the body.The disease causes occasions of sickling where one Image
experiences pain and other symptoms. These occasions or episodes of sickling can be triggered by dehydration, cold or other infections and as such, people with this disease must drink a lot of water to stay hydrated and get treatment. It is necessary to note though that in
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