Sickle cell anemia.
Sickle cell anemia.
sickle-cell anemia.
Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes for hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. This mutation results in the production of abnormal hemoglobin known as hemoglobin S, which causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped and less flexible.
Mutations in the hemoglobin molecules cause sickle cell anemia.
Sickle cell disease is a mutation in the gene that codes for hemoglobin, which causes the hemoglobin and the cell to become elongated and look like a sickle rather than its normal disc shape.
The sickle cell allele is caused by a mutation in the HBB gene, which encodes a protein called hemoglobin. This mutation causes an abnormal form of hemoglobin (HbS) to be produced, leading to the characteristic sickle shape of red blood cells in individuals with sickle cell disease.
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Sickle cell anemia is caused by a point mutation in the HBB gene, specifically a substitution of adenine for thymine in the sixth codon of the gene, resulting in the production of abnormal hemoglobin known as hemoglobin S.
Yes, there are several different mutations that can cause it.
Hemoglobin is a normal component of a red blood cell, and is not a pathogen.
Hemoglobin S. This the predominant hemoglobin in people with sickle cell disease. The alpha chain is normal. The disease-producing mutation exists in the beta chain, giving the molecule the structure, a2bS2. People who have one sickle mutant gene and one normal beta gene have sickle cell trait which is benign.