How Is Sickle Cell Anemia Inherited? The Answer Lies in Your DNA

How is sickle cell anemia inherited

Few genetic disorders are as fascinating from a scientific standpoint—and as emotionally complicated—as sickle cell anemia. Similar to a message encoded in DNA, this disorder is silently transmitted from parent to child and frequently shows no symptoms until the biological blueprint is revealed. The disorder, which is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, requires the […]