Sickle cell disease [electronic resource] /
Phill Jones
- New York : Chelsea House, c2008
- 1 online resource (143 p.) : col. ill.
- Genes & disease .
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-134) and index
The medical detectives -- Cells: the body's protein factories -- Normal and mutant hemoglobins -- How sickle cell hemoglobin affects health -- Genetics of sickle cell anemia -- Detecting sickle cell anemia -- Current treatments for sickle cell anemia -- Potential treatments for sickle cell anemia -- Sickle cell anemia: a history of ethical concerns