Trace elements such as iron, iodine, fluoride, copper, zinc, and molybdenum (and much more) are very important for maintaining health. We only need very small amounts. They are also reffered as microminerals, these elements are part of enzymes, hormones and cells that we need in the body. Without these small amounts of trace elements, our body starts to show symptoms of nutrition deficiency.
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The beta globin protein is one of the subunits of hemoglobin, a protein necessary for the oxygen-carrying function of red blood cells. People with the sickle cell mutation in both copies of the HBB gene produce proteins that clump together and lead to changes in the shape and behavior of red blood cells.
