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What is Fanconi anemia?
a type of idiopathic refractory anemia characterized by pancytopenia, hypoplasia of the bone marrow, and congenital anomalies, occurring in members of the same family (an autosomal recessive trait in...
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How are sickle cell anemia inherited?
Sickle cell anemia is inherited when both parents pass the Hemoglobin S gene(trait) to their offspring. If only one parent has the Hemoglobin S trait then that child(ren) will only have the sickle...
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What are inherited hemolytic anemias caused by?
Inherited hemolytic anemias are caused by inborn defects in components of the red blood cells--the cell membrane, the enzymes, or the hemoglobin
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How sickle cell anemia is inherited?
This is inherited on the X chromoseome and is recessive. This means a female (who has XX chromosome pair) can only express the disease if she carries the trait on both chromosomes. This is because of...
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What famous person has Fanconi Anemia?
Margaret S. Hewie
Avi Weiner, the son of Marc Weiner, creator of the television show, Weinerville.
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/10/magazine/of-god-and-weinerville.html?pagewanted=all