β-Hemoglobinopathies: The Test Bench for Genome Editing-Based Therapeutic Strategies
Hemoglobin is a tetrameric protein composed of two α and two β chains, each containing a heme group that reversibly binds oxygen. The composition of hemoglobin changes during development in order to fulfill the need of the growing organism, stably maintaining a balanced production of α-like and β-li...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Genome Editing |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgeed.2020.571239/full |