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Re: Sickle cell animia

Posted By: Brad
Date: Thursday, September 22 2005, at 10:37 a.m.

In Response To: Sickle cell animia (Dave)

It is also prevalent in those of latino and Mediterranean decent. > Sickle cell animia is a disease where your red blood > cells are slightly deformed and oxygen molecules can't > bind to them as well. Since red blood cells are > responsible for carrying oxygen throughout your body, > this can be a problem. > Africans and people of African descent have a higher > rate of sickle cell animia than other ethnic groups. > It's thought that perhaps in a mild form, sickle cell > animia can provide some resistance to malaria and > that's why it's so much more common in Africa. If it > isn't full blown, then the disease may not be life > threatening, so this would make since.

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Sickle cell animia
Dave -- Wednesday, September 21 2005, at 3:45 p.m.

Re: Sickle cell animia
Brad -- Thursday, September 22 2005, at 10:37 a.m.

Re: Sickel cell animia
Dave -- Thursday, September 22 2005, at 7:19 p.m.

animia
ramy -- Monday, October 17 2005, at 1:48 p.m.

 

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