An introduction to sickle cell disease, explaining what it is, discussing its symptoms and complications, diagnosis and treatment, and possible future remedies, and looking at how people cope with the disease.
Describes the effects and treatment of sickle cell disease, discussing the scientific causes of the illness, the lifestyles of those who have the disease, and the possibilities for improved medicines and a cure.
Presents facts about sickle cell disease, explaining what it is and how it was discovered, how it is inherited, tests for the disease, its symptoms and effects on the body, treatments, and the search for a cure.
An introduction to sickle cell anemia that discusses the role of protein in the human body, normal and mutant hemoglobins, diagnosis, treatment options, genetics, ethical concerns, and other related topics.
A discussion of sickle cell anemia, explaining what it is, reviewing the history of the disease, and discussing its causes, detection and treatment, prevention, and ongoing research into sickle cell.
Reviews the history of research into sickle cell anemia, a blood disease that deprives the body of oxygen and hinders the removal of waste products from cells, discusses the genetic basis of sickle cell anemia, and explains what it is like to live with the disease, and how genetic research might affect its future.
