Sickle cell anemia Sickle cell anemia is a disease found right here in America‚ but in low levels compare to most of the world. The rate for disease is around five times greater in certain places in Africa. Sickle-Cell Anemia is often referred to as the “Negro-Inherited” disease‚ but that is incorrect. Although African Americans have a high occurrence of Sickle-Cell Anemia (1 in 400 African Americans)‚ many other nationalities suffer from the disease. Sickle-Cell Anemia affects 8 out of 100‚000
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Introduction: Sickle-cell anaemia (SCA) also called Sickle-cell disease (SCD)‚ is a genetic blood disorder. It occurs due to a mutation in the haemoglobin gene. In sickle-cell anaemia‚ red blood cells become rigid‚ less flexible and adopt sickle shape. Sickle-cell disease occurs more commonly among people whose ancestors lived in tropical and sub-tropical sub-saharan regions. In Sickle cell disease‚ human blood contains both normal red blood cells and sickle-shaped cells. Sickle-cell disease causes various
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Sickle cell disease and the hope of stem cell therapies; ethics in the treatment sickle cell. The past half century has been an era of rapid discoveries: from the humble beginnings of molecular biology‚ discovery of the structure of DNA‚ research on recombinant DNA‚ the discovery of the human embryonic stem cell (ESC)‚ the completion of the Human Genome Projects‚ mammalian cloning and the discovery of ntESCs (nuclear transfer ESCs) by somatic cell nuclear transfer and the ethical sigh of relief
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Summary- This article is about an alternative way to treat Sickle Cell Anemia. Sickle Cell Anemia is caused by an inherited genetic mutation. The mutation prohibits oxygen from being transported to tissues. Typically‚ hemoglobin is made up of two alpha-globins and two beta-globins‚ which can each take or remove a molecule of oxygen. If a copy of the mutation is given by both parents‚ only defective beta-globins will be produced. These beta-globins will latch onto each other instead of to oxygen
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Sickle cell anemia (SCA) also known as sickle-cell disease (SDA) is the most common genetic blood disorder that most people know far to little about. It is blood disease identified by abnormal looking red blood cells (Primary Health Care 2012). Normal blood cells tend to be soft and round and travel to through the body smoothly as for sickle cells‚ on the other hand‚ look like a hard falcate moon shape (Primary Health Care 2012). These abnormal red blood cells result in a difficult blood flow
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In this paper‚ the reader will learn about Sickle Cell Anemia. The reader will learn what Sickle Cell Anemia is. The diagnosis of Sickle Cell Anemia will be discussed‚ along with the signs‚ symptoms and treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia. Sickle Cell Anemia is a genetic disorder dealing with the red blood cells within the body. The abnormality deals with the formation of hemoglobin within the blood cells. The hemoglobin abnormality is called hemoglobin S. The Sickle Cell gene need to be inhered from
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Sickle Cell Anemia is an inherited disorder that affects the building of hemoglobin in the body. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that moves oxygen through the body. People are born with sickle cell anemia when they inherit two abnormal genes from both parents (one from each). People with sickle cell disease has a hemoglobin called hemoglobin S. Normally cells move through the body easily but for people who have sickle cell anemia‚ their cells tend to block blood vessels. Normal red blood
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Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder which is inherited from both parents‚ that causes red blood cells in patients to be sickle-shaped. This causes the red blood cells to clump together‚ and be unable to retain oxygen. Sickle cell anemia was first noted in 1910‚ and is thought to have evolved as a way for the body to naturally fight malaria. It is most prevalent in Africa‚ India‚ the West Indies and the Mediterranean‚ places where malaria is more common. In this country‚ it is most prevalent
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1. Macromolecules affected by Sickle Cell a. Hemoglobin: When the body is infected by Sickle Cell Disease‚ the primary structure of Hemoglobin is mutated. In the amino acid sequence‚ valine is substituted for glutamic acid causing sickle cell disease. This single mutation will eventually cause the entire protein to divide itself. b. Lipids: The lipids in the membrane of the cell are altered by sickle cell disease. Those who suffer from the disease have defective fasting lipid metabolism. This has
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