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17. Sickle Cell Disease: Chapter 1 (Sickle Cell Anaemia Trait Carrier)
Between 12,500 and 15,000 people live with sickle cell disease in the UK. Mwape is a carrier of the Sickle Cell Anaemia trait who lives with the same symptoms as someone who has been fully diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease. What does it mean to be a carrier and what is life like being a carrier?
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