Topic: Sickle Cell Hemoglobin
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What are the pros of sickle cell hemoglobin?
The pro of sickle cell hemoglobin is that if you have only one allele for sickle cell hemoglobin and the other allele is normal, then you are immune to malaria. Read More »
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What is sickle-cell hemoglobin?
( ′sik·əl ¦sel ′hē·mə′glō·bən ) (pathology) The hemoglobin found in sickle-cell anemia, differing in electrophoretic mobility and other physiochemical properties from normal adult hemoglobin. Also known as hemoglobin S. Read More »
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What is the difference between normal and sickle cell hemoglobin?
loss of only one amino acid from the normal hemoglobin molecule Read More »
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The inset image shows a cross-section of a sickle cell with long polymerized HbS strands ... The sickling occurs because of a mutation in the hemoglobin gene. More »
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Jonathan N, I gave this answer to a similar question recently. I copy it here for you for your interest. In your blood are cells, the most predominant of which are called Red Blood Cells - RBCs. These red blood cells contain within them hae... Read More »
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Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder in which red blood cells (RBCs) are abnormally shaped. Read More »
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The abnormality in the hemoglobin occurs on the beta chain and invo... ...MORE... Read More »
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addition of one amino acid to the normal hemoglobin molecule... *Gentles* Read More »
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The difference is that a patient with sickle cell disease has an increased level of one specific type of Hemoglobin, that is Fetal hemoglobin or HbF. However, the amount of total hemoglobin is the same. Read More »
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number of amino acids Read More »
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