Update: Over at Genetics and Health:
Last month, 12-year-old Bobby Stephens, Jr. died after football practice in Florida. This week, his family learned that he carried genes for both Hemoglobin S and Hemoglobin E. There have only been 27 documented cases world-wide of people who've died as a result of the combination of both of these two genetic mutations. ... Hemoglobin S. This the predominant hemoglobin in people with sickle cell disease. ... Hemoglobin E trait is benign. Hemoglobin E is extremely common in S.E. Asia and in some areas equals hemoglobin A in frequency. ... Bobby had a higher probability of inheriting these specific genetic mutation from his parents because his mother is Thai and his father African-American.
Interesting, though let's keep a sense of perspective, 27 individuals does not a terror make. End Update Over at Sepia Mutiny there is post about cute little brown girl who needs ...
