Monday, January 18, 2010
People with sickle cell anemia produce yet another type of hemoglobin, called “sick ling” hemoglobin (Hub S). Hob S is produced because of a defect in the beta chains of hemoglobin. Once a child with sickle cell anemia stops producing fetal health hemoglobin, he or she starts producing some adult hemoglobin and a lot of sick ling hemoglobin. Hob S causes health red cells to be produced in an abnormal sickle shape instead of the usual disk shape.
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