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Sickle Cell Trait
source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
year: 2020
summary/abstract:People who inherit one sickle cell gene and one normal gene have sickle cell trait (SCT). People with SCT usually do not have any of the symptoms of sickle cell disease (SCD), but they can pass the trait on to their children.
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