Cellular Reprogramming toward the Erythroid Lineage

Haemoglobinopathies such as thalassaemia and sickle cell disease present a major health burden. Currently, the main forms of treatment for these diseases are packed red blood cell transfusions and the administration of drugs which act to nonspecifically reactivate the production of foetal haemoglobi...

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Main Authors: Laura J. Norton, Alister P. W. Funnell, Richard C. M. Pearson, Merlin Crossley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/501464