1. By: Ruby & Evelyn

2. Causes!!! It is inherited from parents.

3. *Our mutation is: substitution, missense, and a point *The amino acid are; Healthy HealthyMet;leu;met;pro;leu;ser;asp;stop Sick SickMet;leu;met;thr;leu;ser;asp;stop example: As you can see Healthy compared to Sick the pro amino acid is substituted(replaced) by thr amino acid. Healthy Met;leu;met; pro ;leu;ser;asp;stop Sick Met;leu;met; thr ;leu;ser;asp;stop

4. Population that’s effected…. African-Americans in the U.S 1 out of 375 new born African-Americans But also found in other ethnic backgrounds Like normal living Americans

5. Where is it effected???.... Effects red blood cells Effects red blood cells. Normal blood cells; rounded shaped With sickle cell disease blood cells; C shaped or curved Like the moon

6. symptoms Strokes Eye problems Gall stones Bone damage Weakness disorder Seizers Difficulty in speaking

7. Treatments Blood transfusion Oral anti bionics Bone marrow transplant

8. Diagnosis Doctors normally take a blood test once a the new born is born. If the first blood test is positive then they take a next test to be more confirmed. Eww :p

9. http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/sickle_cell_anemia.html www.dukehealth.org/HealthLibrary/AdviceFromDoctors/YourChildsHealth/sicklecelldisease http://www.ygyh.org/sickle/whatisit.htm Link page: http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/about_scd/

10. The end thanks We appreciated your patients.