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The Ongoing Challenge of Hematopoietic Stem Cell-Based Gene Therapy for β-Thalassemia

β-thalassemia is characterized by reduced or absence of β-globin production, resulting in anemia. Current therapies include blood transfusion combined with iron chelation. BM transplantation, although curative, is restricted by the matched donor limitation. Gene therapy, on the other hand, is promis...

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Autores principales: Drakopoulou, Ekati, Papanikolaou, Eleni, Anagnou, Nicholas P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22190966
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/987980