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What happens inside the body with sickle cell disease?
In conversation with Maya Adam, MD, biochemist Laura Dassama, PhD, explains how a single genetic mutation changes the shape of hemoglobin — the protein that carries oxygen through our blood — and how that tiny change can have life-altering effects.
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What happens inside the body with sickle cell disease?
In conversation with Maya Adam, MD, biochemist Laura Dassama, PhD, explains how a single genetic mutation changes the shape of hemoglobin — the protein that carries oxygen through our blood — and how that tiny change can have life-altering effects.
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.
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Stanford Medicine advances human health through world-class biomedical research, education and patient care. Bringing together the resources of Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford Medicine is committed to training future leaders in biomedicine and translating the latest discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease.
The Stanford Medicine YouTube channel is a curated collection of contributions from our School of Medicine departments, divisions, students, and the community. Our diverse content includes coverage of events, presentations, lectures, and associated stories about the people of Stanford Medicine.
