One out of _____ African Americans is a carrier of sickle-cell anemia.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sickle-cell anemia affects approximately 1 in 365 African Americans, which is equivalent to about 0.3% of the African American population. Since sickle-cell anemia is a recessive genetic disorder, carriers (individuals who have one sickle-cell gene and one normal gene) are much more common than those with the disease. Therefore, approximately 1 in 10 African Americans is a carrier of sickle-cell anemia.

One Out of _____ African Americans Is a Carrier of Sickle-Cell