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Details About Sickle-cell Anaemia by airowblog: 8:54pm On Jan 17, 2016 |
Sickle-cell anaemia is usually a fatal disease caused by the formation of abnormal haemoglobin S instead of the normal haemoglobin A. Haemoglobin is a protein, a complex molecule made up of amino acids. Both haemoglobin A and S molecules are alike except in one amino acid. This difference in structure is due to a mutation in the gene for haemoglobin. In the mutated gene, one of the base codes on the DNA that should read as the amino acid, glutamic acid, has changed to read as another amino acid, valine, instead. As a result of this change in structure, haemoglobin S is less soluble than the normal haemoglobin A. The haemoglobin S molecules tend to clump causing the red blood cells to become 'sickle-shaped'. This results in .....More click >>> www.rowlandokonko.com/2016/01/details-about-sickle-cell-anaemia.html?m=0 |
Re: Details About Sickle-cell Anaemia by TruthHurts1(m): 8:56pm On Jan 17, 2016 |
What does this have to do with celebrity and entertainment? Sigh. Mods with low IQ. |
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