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“My genotype is SC, thats why i wear hoodie & socks always”- Laycon reveals
Big brother naija season 5 most popular Laycon revealed his genotype to his fellow housemates yesterday. Laycon said his genotype is SC, that’s why he wears hoodie & lengthy socks all the time to avoid cold.
The made this revelation during a discussion on blood group and genotype with other housemates in the BBNaija house last night.
Olamilekan Agbeleshe disclosed that SC is his genotype, which means he’s a sickle cell sufferer.
After schooling the rest of the housemates to better understand that SC is a sickle cell genotype, Laycon then added that his own is dormant and he doesn’t get sick all the time.
The hemoglobin (Hb) SC genotype is seen in persons who have inherited the gene for hemoglobin S from one parent and the gene for hemoglobin C from the other. Some people with this genotype develop Hb SC disease, a variant of sickle cell disease.
