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Amelia, 20

London 

"I've always wanted to test myself but it's come to a time where the person you are going to be with get tested as well..."

Ursula 21,
London

Ernest, 27, Maureen, 24
Essex

“I found out when I was pregnant with her I was about three months pregnant and they did a test..."

“I had a stroke at the age of 8 so they said that as my Sickle Cell is getting worse you may get another stroke..."

Ketya, 19

Hayes

​An orginal documentary

Know Your Genes is a short documentary that follows the lives of young people who have been affected by sickle cell in numerous ways. 

 

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Know your 

Genes!

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The battle against Sickle Cell 

"In terms of jobs and education Sickle Cell has affected me but it’s not something that is going to put me down and it hasn’t put me down per say..."

WHAT IS SICKLE CELL?

Sickle cell is the disorder that affects the red blood cells which contain a special protien called haemoglobin (Hb for short). The function of the haemoglobin is to carry oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body.

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