The absence of a consideration of modern-day shifts in society could lead to missed diagnoses and exclusion from testing and screening programs ✒️ DrYemisiBokinni for ipaperviews
is a common question asked when sussing out dating prospects between would-be black couples. It needs no elaboration, nor explanation, and is often met with responses like “AS”, “SS” or more reassuringly, “AA”. Those with an “AA” genotype make up the vast majority of the population and this indicates the absence of a copy of the gene or the condition.
Meeting a potential partner who is also a carrier isn’t necessarily a recipe for heartbreak. For those planning to conceive, advances in medicine with procedures such as preimplantation genetic testing, essentially like having IVF, with an extra step, can help ensure that a child isn’t born with the condition. But utilising this option is generally only possible by knowing your genotype in the first place.
So whether it be via an unknown ancestor from the 18th century, or perhaps a more recent one, when it comes to Sickle Cell, and other genetic conditions like, it’s no longer a black or white issue. In today’s Britain, I’d argue that more of us should be asking: what’s your genotype? Dr Yemisi Bokinni is the producer and host of ‘Sickle Cell Unboxed’, a five-part podcast on Sickle Cell Anaemia currently available across all podcast hosting platforms
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