Highlights on the Luspatercept Treatment in Thalassemia
Luspatercept has been shown to act as a ligand trap, selectively suppressing the deleterious effects of GDF11 that blocks terminal erythroid maturation, restoring normal erythroid differentiation and improving anemia in animal models of β-thalassemia. Effective doses of luspatercept achieved hemoglo...
Main Author: | Yesim Aydinok |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Thalassemia Reports |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-4365/13/1/8 |
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