Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Support Project WOLVERHAMPTON UK GB Great Britain England West Midlands What are Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia disorders They are both inherited blood disorders affecting haemoglobin, the oxygen carrying substance in the red blood cells. The illnesses are inherited from both parents who are usually healthy carriers of a trait (e.g. sickle cell or thalassaemia trait). ...