Screening For All
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Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited genetic disorder. It occurs as a result of a mutation in the HBB gene. Every individual has two copies of the HBB gene. Each copy is passed down from a biological parent and encodes a Beta Haemoglobin Chain. A mutated gene will encode a defective Beta Chain.
To have the disease, a child has to inherit two mutated copies of the HBB gene, one from each parent, making both of his Beta Haemoglobin Chains defective.
Most of the time parents who carry one mutated copy of the HBB gene do not know about this because they do not have the disease.
Screening all persons and explaining the inheritance patterns of the disease to carriers of the mutation has the potential to eliminate the mutated gene from the Ghanaian genome, wiping out the disease from Ghana.
Know Your Genotype relies upon the generous support of individuals, corporate sponsors, and local fundraisers to continue our educational outreaches and free screening exercises.
Every $5 contributed purchases a screening kit to screen one person.