Does sickle cell trait affect the white blood cells? Does it cause a low white blood cell count?

by limowreck666
Question by : Does sickle cell trait affect the white blood cells? Does it cause a low white blood cell count?
The reason for my question is my girlfriend told me that her white blood cell count was low and the first thing that popped into my mind was HIV/AIDS so I'm freaked. But before she told me she has sickle cell trait and that it affects white blood cellls and she's had low white blood cells all of her life. She said that they are a little below normal. Just want to

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