14th September 2020

A pregnant woman attends the GP. She has a son who was diagnosed with sickle cell anaemia

A pregnant woman attends the GP. She has a son who was diagnosed with sickle cell anaemia a few months ago and she is now concerned regarding the health of her future baby girl. She has not received a diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia but her husband suffers from this condition.

Which of the following would be the appropriate information to give the mother regarding the probabilities of her daughter inheriting this disease? 

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.