2006-12-06 05:52:16 · 4 answers · asked by johnbloom2004 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
It would be exceedingly rare. The sickle cell gene is most prominent in equatorial African ancestry, and in the Mediterranean.
People carrying the sickle trait are far less likely to sustain malarial infestation/infection, therefore it had some positive effect on the population, which furthered it's being passed down to today's populations.
2006-12-06 05:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by finaldx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is common in African Americans that is where it orginated from.
2006-12-06 14:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by ChrisandSheila L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but its very rare. its a hereditary disease thats most common among people with African ancestry.
2006-12-06 13:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by Kutekymmee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only blacks have the S gene
2006-12-06 14:00:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋