Sickle-cell+Disease

Sickle-cell disease​

 How common is Sickle-cell disease?  Affects millions of people worldwide 

Affects millions of people worldwidePeople whos ancestors come from Africa, Greece, Turkey, and Italy. (70,000-80,000)  What genes are involved with Sickle Cell disease?  How do people inherit this Disease?
 * 1) HBB gene causes Sickle-cell Disease
 * 2) HBB gene is located on Chromosome II