Have S in Hb. Negative for sickle cell trait. How to test partner?
Patient: i did a sickle cell trait and themianasis test with my partner and the result is negative,now i go for hb electrophoresis and they detect S in our haemoglobin....and required for a further test...do we proceed.......while am doing all this test is because i dont want to give birth to a sickler...cos of AS(GENOTYPE)...but i dnt know my partners own here...and no such test to know if his AA OR AS here in pakistan...my mail i.d is  YYYY@YYYY Doctor: Hi, Thanks for placing your query here. I can appreciate your concerns. All you & your partner need is an hemoglobin electrophoresis or HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography ) test. I am sure the test should be available in pakistan. If both are AS (sickle cell trait) ,the chances of baby being SS (sickle cell disease) are 25% with each child birth. If one is AA & the other is AS , the baby at the max can be AS only (no reason to worry) Hope I have answered your query.  If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.