Development and recent progresses of gene therapy for β-thalassemia

β-thalassemias are among the most common inherited monogenic disorders worldwide due to mutations in the β-globin gene that reduce or abolish the production of the β-globin chain resulting in transfusion-dependent chronic anemia. Currently, the only curative treatment is allogeneic hematopoietic ste...

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Auteurs principaux: Santina Acuto, Elena Baiamonte, Rosalia Di Stefano, Barbara Spina, Rita Barone, Aurelio Maggio
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Collection:Thalassemia Reports
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Accès en ligne:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/2925