BBNaija, Laycon disclosed his genotype and social media kept buzzing about it. He revealed that his genotype is SC, a variant of sickle cell disease.
According to reports, SC has similar symptoms with SS but not very much severe. Following his alarming disclosure, lets look at two popular Nigerians who passed away due to sickle cell.
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Raymond Ekwu
Raymond is the only child of thespian Eucharia Anunobi who passed in 2017 after battling with sickle cell. He died at 15.
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Tosyn Buknor
Tosyn Buknor is a popular Nigerian actress and media personality who died on November 19, 2018 due to sickle cell complications. She died at 37.
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Reports suggest that sickle cell patients do not live long but there a few who live up to 90 years and beyond. The oldest sickle cell patient in Nigeria, Ashata Onikoyi-Laguda died at 95.
Source: Ghgossip.com
