Sickle cell
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Mrs Stephenie Agbaje and her husband were so madly in love that they did not bother to go for a genotype test before getting married. They believed that their love and companionship would conquer whatever obstacle would come their way. This was a costly mistake because both of them are carriers of sickle cell trait…
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My battle with sickle cell – Singer Adekunle Gold Adekunle Kosoko, a Nigerian singer popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has revealed his struggle with sickle cell anemia. In a bombshell newsletter to fans on Friday, the ‘Sade’ crooner wrote in detail how the disease, compounded with his parents’ dire financial status, negatively impacted his childhood.…
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The House of Representatives has okayed compulsory genotype tests for intending couples as part of measures to prevent sickle cell disease, according to a report by PUNCH. The House charged government registries, churches and mosques to demand the tests before joining persons as husband and wife. This is part of the resolutions passed by the lawmakers…
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