Topic
Blood Disorders
3 questions tagged Blood Disorders — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
when
When was the first successful bone marrow transplant performed?
The first successful bone marrow transplant was performed in 1956. It was done between identical twins, which avoided rejection.
Human BiologyBlood Disorders
where
Where is the sickle cell mutation found in the human genome?
The sickle cell mutation is found in the HBB gene on chromosome 11. It changes hemoglobin and can cause sickle cell disease.
GeneticsBlood disorders
whose
Whose discovery led to the first effective treatment for blood clotting disorders like hemophilia?
Judith Pool’s discovery of cryoprecipitate in 1964 made it possible to concentrate clotting factor VIII from plasma. That discovery transformed hemophilia care.
MedicineBlood disorders