Signs, Symptoms, and other Facts | Genetics/Inheritance | Free for All! |
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List three signs or symptoms of SCA?
-Yellowish color of the skin(jaundice) -whites of the eyes(icterus) -fatigue or fussiness -painful swelling of the hands and feets(dactylitis) -stroke or seizures -vision problems -delayed growth or puberty -episodes of pain -anemia -blindness increased infections -leg ulcers -liver, heart, kidneys, gallbladder, eyes, bones, and joints can suffer -pregnancy complications
List three signs or symptoms of SCA?
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Recessive
Is Sickle Cell Anemia recessive or dominant?
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True
Sickle Cell disease is the most common inherited blood disorder. True or False
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Woman
Is the life expectancy higher if you're a man or a woman?
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point mutation
What is kind of mutation is Sickle Cell Anemia caused by?
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Crizanlizumab
How do you spell....(group member will say the word), which is a medication for SCA
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America
What part of the world was not listed on the map?
1. Italy 2. America 3. India |
Hemoglobin-Beta gene
What gene is the Sickle Cell mutation in?
1. Aprataxin gene 2. Catalase gene 3. Hemoglobin-Beta gene |
500,000
How many children are born with SCA every year?
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