A United Way Agency

American Sickle Cell Anemia Association

10300 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Phone: 216.229.8600
Fax: 216.229.4500

What's In your Genes?


 

So you say you don’t have sickle cell or or sickle cell trait,

But, how do you know? 

Have you actually been tested?  

 

You see, Sickle Cell is inherited (& it can affect any race), and because the trait doesn’t make you sick, unless you’ve been tested, you could carry the trait, and not know it, So…

Do you know what’s in “your” genes?

If your answer is yes, then great, you are aware of your status, now, the next question is do you know what it means?  (Click here to find out)

But, if you have not been tested, there is a chance you could be a trait carrier, which means you could pass this onto your child/children.  And, if you are a carrier, and your partner is too, your child would have a chance of having the disease ….

 

Ok, So are you ready to find out more?

YES!