what ethnic group does sickle cell anemia affect
Sickle cell anemia is more common in certain ethnic groups, including: 1  People of African descent, including African-Americans (among whom 1 in 12 carries a sickle cell gene). 2  Hispanic-Americans from Central and South America. 3  People of Middle Eastern, Asian, Indian, and Mediterranean descent.n order for you or your child to inherit sickle cell anemia, both parents must have either sickle cell anemia (two sickle cell genes) or sickle cell trait (one sickle cell gene); read more about sickle cell trait here.