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The Vital Role Played by Deferiprone in the Transition of Thalassaemia from a Fatal to a Chronic Disease and Challenges in Its Repurposing for Use in Non-Iron-Loaded Diseases
The iron chelating orphan drug deferiprone (L1), discovered over 40 years ago, has been used daily by patients across the world at high doses (75–100 mg/kg) for more than 30 years with no serious toxicity. The level of safety and the simple, inexpensive synthesis are some of the many unique properti...
Autor principal: | Kontoghiorghes, George J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10384919/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37513928 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph16071016 |
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