Yes, Steve. In the UK we have tested ALL babies for sickle cell and trait for the last 10 years. Guess what happened?
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The number of white and Asian carriers SHOT up. This includes "White Irish" babies being born with full-blown sickle cell.
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Annual data reports on full population screening are available here: https://phescreening.blog.gov.uk/2016/03/30/sickle-cell-and-thalassaemia-screening-2014-to-2015-data-report-published/ …
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So we reiterate: sickle cell and trait != black. This goes for who gets medical screening as much as anything else.
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