Editing an α-globin enhancer in primary human hematopoietic stem cells as a treatment for β-thalassemia

β-Thalassemia is one of the most common inherited anemias, with no effective cure for most patients. The pathophysiology reflects an imbalance between α- and β-globin chains with an excess of free α-globin chains causing ineffective erythropoiesis and hemolysis. When α-thalassemia is co-inherited wi...

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Published in:Nat Commun
Main Authors: Mettananda, Sachith, Fisher, Chris A., Hay, Deborah, Badat, Mohsin, Quek, Lynn, Clark, Kevin, Hublitz, Philip, Downes, Damien, Kerry, Jon, Gosden, Matthew, Telenius, Jelena, Sloane-Stanley, Jackie A., Faustino, Paula, Coelho, Andreia, Doondeea, Jessica, Usukhbayar, Batchimeg, Sopp, Paul, Sharpe, Jacqueline A., Hughes, Jim R., Vyas, Paresh, Gibbons, Richard J., Higgs, Douglas R.
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Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5583283/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28871148
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00479-7
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