Sickle cell disease
By: Phill Jones.
Series: Genes and disease
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780791095874
Subjects: Sickle cell anemia -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The medical detectives; title: Cells: the body's protein factories; title: Normal and mutant hemoglobins; title: How sickle cell hemoglobin affects health; title: Genetics of sickle cell anemia; title: Detecting sickle cell anemia; title: Current treatments for sickle cell anemia; title: Potential treatments for sickle cell anemia; title: Sickle cell anemia: a history of ethical concerns.