sickle cell disease

A detailed Summary of sickle cell disease

The genetic disorder I was told to research was the Sickle Cell Disease. I will explain what

mutation causes this disease, the characteristics of it, and what has developed in the area

The Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited disease. The gene for hemogoblin-S (which

causes the disease) is the most common inherited blood condition in America; although

most people only inherit one copy of the gene for HbS, while the other gene,

hemogoblin-A, is normal, and can override HbS, blocking the disease. These people have

the HbS trait, but not the disease, therefore leading a normal life. For an offspring to

acquire the disease, both parents must have the HbS gene, yet the child only has a 25%

Disease. The disease causes hemoglobin in the red blood cells, when it does not receive

Cells. You cannot catch the disease, you are born with it and it is

the area of gene therapy. Labs around the world are trying to fix the basic genetic defect,

disease. Droxia, the prescription form of hydroxyurea, was approved by the FDA in 1998

infections, early gallstones, yellow discoloring of eyes and skin, low blood cell counts

For the cause of the Sickle Cell Disease, there has been many research going on in

Disease, a substance that can prevent red blood cells from sickling without causing harm

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