Current status and developments in gene therapy for thalassemia and sickle cell disease

β-thalassemias and sickle cell anemia (SCA) are the most common monogenic diseases worldwide for which curative treatments remain a desired goal. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT), - the only curative treatment currently available for hemoglobinopaties-, has a narrow appl...

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Main Authors: Evangelia Yannaki, Garyfalia Karponi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Thalassemia Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/4876