Sickle Cell: A Lethal Advantage

Synopsis: Investigates how the study of malaria presented clues as to why sickle cell disease became so common largely among people of African orgin. Reveals how carriers of sickle cell disease are resistant to malaria in childhood, giving them an advantage over people without the gene.
Series: Discovering Science, Course S103
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min.
Year of production: 1998
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: Africa; Ghana; malaria; public health; sickle cell disease; tropical diseases

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