Genetic disorders

Treating Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell Disease (SCD), also called sickle cell anemia, is an inherited red blood cell disorder in which the hemoglobin is abnormally shaped. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood...

Beta-Thalassemia: An Inherited Blood Disorder

Genetic disorders

Beta-thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body fails to produce healthy "beta" globin chains of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin (Hb) is an oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells, which...

More Is Not Always Better, in the Case of Huntington's Disease

Genetic disorders

“Driving with my father through a wooded road leading from Easthampton to Amagansett, we suddenly came upon two women: mother and daughter. Both bowing, twisting, grimacing. I stared in wonderment,...

Understanding Duchenne-Beker Myodystrophy

Genetic disorders

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited neuromuscular disease characterized by rapidly progressive muscle weakness. Since Duchenne-Becker myodystrophy is associated with the X chromosome, most of the time only boys...