Traits smaits...call the complications what you wish-I don't give a FRA and I don't suppose those with THE TRAIT do either...the fact remains as follows
A summary of the risks associated with sickle cell trait is as follows.
1. Splenic infarction at high altitude, with exercise, or with hypoxemia 2. Isothenuria with loss of maximal renal concentrating ability 3. Hematuria secondary to renal papillary necrosis 4. Fatal exertional heat illness with exercise 5. Sudden idiopathic death with exercise 6. Glaucoma or recurrent hyphema following a first episode of hyphema 7. Bacteruria in women 8. Bacteruria or pyelonephritis associated with pregnancy 9. Renal medullary carcinoma in young people (ages 11 to 39 years) 10. Early onset of end stage renal disease from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease