The Enculturated Gene: Sickle Cell Health Politics and Biological Difference in West Africa by Duana Fullwiley

The Enculturated Gene: Sickle Cell Health Politics and Biological Difference in West Africa

Duana Fullwiley

340 pages • missing pub info (view editions)

nonfiction health sociology challenging informative medium-paced
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In the 1980s, a research team led by Parisian scientists identified several unique DNA sequences, or haplotypes, linked to sickle cell anemia in African populations. After casual observations of how patients managed this painful blood disorder, th...

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