Tests Offer First Hope for Treating Cause of Sickle Cell Disease
Tests Offer First Hope for Treating Cause of Sickle Cell Disease
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The chemical, which is also a food additive, stimulates a dormant gene responsible for producing fetal hemoglobin, causing a sharp increase in the ratio of fetal hemoglobin to the defective adult variety, said Dr. Susan Perrine, the study's lead scientist and a researcher at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute in Oakland, Calif. After bi...
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Tests Offer First Hope for Treating Cause of Sickle Cell Disease
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