Happy Blue Baby (Student View) | molecular-casenet.rcsb.org

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Authors: Shuchismita Dutta* (Rutgers University, NJ); *contact: sdutta@rcsb.rutgers.edu

Citation and Adaptations: doi:10.25334/2R67-W933 || Adaptations: Available from the table below. || Instructors: Login for Teacher View.

Work funded by NSF grant # DBI 1827011; 2018884

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Molecules explored: Hemoglobin (both fetal and adult) in the native and mutant forms, and in complex with oxygen.

Abstract
Keywords: hemoglobin, Fetal, Adult, Mutation, Oxygen binding
Why use this case?
Discipline(s): Biology, Biochemistry
Resources to learn more, and the scientific article describing the case

Complete Case Study - Student Version (Biology)
Complete Case Study - Student Version (Biochemistry)
- Q: What caused cyanosis in the happy blue baby?
Assessment - Student Version
- Q: What if the mutation was present in adult hemoglobin?

Adaptation(s):

Authors+Date; DOI

Title

Adaptation

Notes

Riley, K., Dutta, S., June 2020; doi:10.25334/N5JP-1P96

The Happy Blue Baby (HBB) Hemoglobin

Adaptation in parts:

HBB1	HBB3
HBB2	HBB4

The case was re-written as an interrupted case study with 4 parts. Only when one part was completed the next part questions were made available.

Procko, K. "KP", May 2021; doi:10.25334/8ETN-K437

Happy Blue Baby: MCQs for large classes

Adaptation: MCQ assessment questions for a large class

These multiple choice questions were designed for use in a large classroom to quickly assess student learning

Vardar-Ulu, D., June 2021; doi:10.25334/0T61-9383

Happy Blue Baby

Adaptations:

Adaptation Student worksheet

This adaptation preserves some of the additions that were introduced by the adaptation (doi:10.25334/N5JP-1P96), eliminates some of the deeper genetics discussions, and have students use Mol* for looking at molecular details.