Biology Article of the Week: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2326-12-3.pdf

http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2326-12-3.pdf

The article is called "Hemoglobin E syndromes in Pakistani population". Haemoglobin is the red pigment found in normal blood however blood with haemoglobin E has an abnormal mutation in the beta chain of the haemoglobin molecule. The article discusses the causes and effects of this disorder and explains how it is asymptomatic and so their state does not usually result in health problems.

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