Evaluation of Novel Fetal Hemoglobin Inducer Drugs in Treatment of β-Hemoglobinopathy Disorders

Objective: The use of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) inducer drugs is considered as a novel approach in treatment of β-hemoglobinopathies, especially β- thalassemia and sickle cell disease. HbF inducers including hydroxyurea, histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor agents such as sodium butyrate, azacitidine,...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Salari, Mohammad Shahjahani, Seyed Ahmad Hosseini, Ali Dehghani Fard, Kaveh Jaseb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-07-01
Series:International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
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Online Access:http://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/405/430