Cause of Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutation in the gene that produces a subunit of hemoglobin (Hb), the oxygen-carrying molecule in red blood cells.
People with this gene mutation produce a mutant form of Hb.
Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutation in the gene that produces a subunit of hemoglobin (Hb), the oxygen-carrying molecule in red blood cells.
People with this gene mutation produce a mutant form of Hb.