Sickle-cell disease primary prevention
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shyam Patel [2]
Overview
There is no specific role for primary prevention in sickle cell disease.
Primary Prevention
There is no specific role for primary prevention in sickle cell disease because this is a monogenetic disorder. However, genetic counseling for persons who are at high risk for having a child with sickle cell disease can be considered a method of primary prevention. For persons who are heterozygous for the sickle cell allele, education should be provided regarding the probability of having a child with sickle cell disease. A person with sickle cell trait may then chose to make an educated decision about avoiding mating with another person who has sickle cell trait, since there is a 25% likelihood that the offspring will have sickle cell disease (homozygous for the mutation).