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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a carrier of the trait, as was my mom.  My mom told me I was negative so I was totally surprised when I came up positive during my pregnancy labs.  This is not a big deal and not worth you getting an amniocentesis over.  Your child has a 50 percent chance of being a carrier.  One of my kids is, the other isn't.  We need to stay well hydrated and listen to our bodies, that is all.  Please calm down.  And not only black people can have it.  This is misinformation.[/quote] [b]Not everyone that has sickle cell trait is black, but everyone that has sickle cell trait has a black ancestor. They traced the origin of the gene back to one child that lived in Africa 7,300 years ago.[/b]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43373247

https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/hidden-black-ancestry-linked-to-rise-in-sickle-cell-blood-disorder-738008.html[/quote] This makes sense to me. It is more common in ethnic groups (Latinos, Middle Easterners, Southern Europeans, etc.) that are more likely to have black admixture. It is less common in ethnic groups (East Asians, Northern Europeans, Eastern Europeans, etc.) that are less likely to have black admixture. This seems to anecdotally line up with what the articles are saying.

I have the trait but am Puerto Rican and have a small amount of West African ancestry. It doesn’t cause me any health issues.[/quote]

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